If one has say three tabs tab1 tab2 tab3 and the contents of Tab1 are showing. Is it possible to change the text on either tab2 or 3 without the display changing. If one does : tabstrip1.index = 2 and tabstrip1.text = "sometext" Then this has the same effect as a tabstrip1_click() event, and the 3rd tab becomes the active tab. Regards Richard