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description: Tab settings specify whether a tab is visible in its associated app. They also determine whether a tab appears in the All Tabs page in Salesforce Classic and whether objects appear in the Lightning Experience App Launcher and navigation menus. Tab settings labels in permission sets differ from the labels in profiles.
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# Tab Settings

Tab settings specify whether a tab is visible in its associated app. They also determine whether a tab appears in the All Tabs page in Salesforce Classic and whether objects appear in the Lightning Experience App Launcher and navigation menus. Tab settings labels in permission sets differ from the labels in profiles.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Tab settings available in: <strong>All</strong> Editions except <strong>Database.com</strong></td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Permission sets available in: <strong>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Contact Manager</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, <strong>Developer</strong>, and <strong>Database.com</strong> Editions</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Profiles available in: <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, <strong>Developer</strong>, and <strong>Database.com</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d45866e126">Enabled Settings in Permission Sets</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d45866e129">Enabled Setting in Profiles</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d45866e132">Description</th>
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            <td data-label="Enabled Settings in Permission Sets" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d45866e126 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Available</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Enabled Setting in Profiles" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d45866e129 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Default Off</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d45866e132 ">
              <p>The tab doesn’t appear in an app’s navigation bar, but it’s
                available in the App Launcher in Lightning Experience and on the All
                Tabs page in Salesforce Classic.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Individual users can customize
                their display to make the tab visible in any app.</p>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Enabled Settings in Permission Sets" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d45866e126 "><samp class="parmname">Available</samp> and
              <samp class="parmname">Visible</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Enabled Setting in Profiles" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d45866e129 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Default On</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d45866e132 ">
              <p>The tab appears in an app’s navigation bar. The tab is also
                available in the App Launcher in Lightning Experience and on the All
                Tabs page in Salesforce Classic.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Individual users can customize
                their display to hide the tab or make it visible in other
                apps.</p>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Enabled Settings in Permission Sets" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d45866e126 ">None</td>

            <td data-label="Enabled Setting in Profiles" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d45866e129 ">
              <samp class="parmname">Tab Hidden</samp>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d45866e132 ">The tab isn’t available in the App Launcher or the All Tabs page,
              isn’t visible in any app navigation, and is excluded from API
              responses.</td>

          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>

If a user has another permission set or profile with enabled settings for the same tab, the most permissive setting applies. For example, let’s say permission set A has no settings enabled for the Accounts tab and permission set B enables the Available setting for the Accounts tab. If permission sets A and B are assigned to a user, the user sees the Accounts tab on the All Tabs page.

#### See Also

- [View and Edit Tab Settings in Permission Sets or Profiles](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.users_tab_visibility.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Tab settings specify a tab’s availability in App Launcher or the All Tabs page and its default visibility in apps.")