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According to the Windows Interface Guidelines for
Software Design from Microsoft Press, those "file-tab
window things" are referred to as tabs. What a concept!
They're known as tab controls or simply tabs.
greetings from sunny Tucson
Sarah Harris, technical writer
sth -at- alpha -dot- sunquest -dot- com
