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</h1> <p>Tabbed messaging allows the flexible combination of multiple chats into any combination of windows to maximize efficiency and screen real estate.
</p> <p>A single window might contain 10 different tabbed chats, or one window might hold 4 while another holds 2 and a third holds a single chat.
</p> <div class="taskboxline"> <div class="taskboxheader"> <h3>Switching tabs with the keyboard
</h3> <div class="taskboxtext"> <p>Switch tabs with
<b>^⇥
</b> (next tab) and
<b>^⇧⇥
</b> (previous tab). This keyboard shortcut is customizable in
<b>Preferences → General
</b>.
</p> <div class="taskboxline"> <div class="taskboxheader"> <div class="taskboxtext"> <li>Adium's tabs have a close button hidden behind the status icon. Only the front tab may be closed.
</li> <li>To close all tabs but one, hold down option and click the close button on the tab you'd like to keep.
</li> <div class="taskboxline"> <div class="taskboxheader"> <div class="taskboxtext"> <p>Adium's tabs can always be freely dragged, allowing you to:
</p> <li>Reorder tabs within a window
</li> <li>Drag tabs out of their windows to become their own, independent windows
</li> <li>Drag tabs from one window to another, combining the two into a single window
</li> <div class="taskboxline"> <div class="taskboxheader"> <div class="taskboxtext"> <p>You can choose the location of tabs in message windows. You can choose between Top, Bottom, Left or Right.
</p> <p>To select the location of tabs, follow these steps:
</p> <li>Select Preferences in the Adium Menu (or press ⌘,).
</li> <li>Select the General button in the Preference window.
</li> <li>Look for the
"Show tabs on the:
" option.
</li> <li>Select the drop-down menu and you will be able to choose where tabs will be located.
</li> <p>Any open message windows will automatically be changed to your new tab location selection, so you can see what it will look like in different locations.
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