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title: 1. Tab overview
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createdAt: 2025-03-24T22:32:19.580Z
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At the top, several tabs are displayed. Based on your configuration, some might have been hidden.

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Each tab has a separate function:

| **Tab name** | **Function**                                                               |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Operate      | The main operations screen                                                 |
| Coordinates  | Setting up different coordinate systems, surface compensatio, and 4th axis |
| Program      | An interface to external CAM software                                      |
| Tools        | An overview of available tools                                             |
| Variables    | Information about internal variables, also for debugging purpose           |
| IO           | Information about inputs, and controlling manually outputs                 |
| Service      | Service-related information                                                |
| Setup        | The Setup screen for configuring hard and software                         |
| Help         | Information about software, support and more.                              |

It's also possible to navigate the tabs through the keyboard shortcuts.

**Tab navigation**

It's possible to navigate the tabs by using keyboard shortcuts:

| Keyboard keys            | Function                |
| ------------------------ | ----------------------- |
| `CTRL `+ `TAB`           | Select tab to the left  |
| `CTRL `+ `SHIFT `+ `TAB` | Select tab to the right |
| `ALT `+ `O`              | Jump to operate tab     |

In the next pages we're