# In desktop testing how to swtch from a window to a tab within that window. Challange is the inspect  show same locator for all the tabs with in the window

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**Category:** Desktop Testing\
**Tags:** desktop, katalon-studio\
**Created:** [February 12, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/in-desktop-testing-how-to-swtch-from-a-window-to-a-tab-within-that-window-challange-is-the-inspect-show-same-locator-for-all-the-tabs-with-in-the-window/84247 "2023-02-12T14:27:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elly\_Tran](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/elly_tran/32/21874_2.png) [@Elly\_Tran](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Elly_Tran)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/in-desktop-testing-how-to-swtch-from-a-window-to-a-tab-within-that-window-challange-is-the-inspect-show-same-locator-for-all-the-tabs-with-in-the-window/84247/2 "2023-02-14T04:27:16Z")

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Hi,

I found this similar discussion: [Switching between Tabs in Chrome issue - #6 by costea.georgian89](http://forum.katalon.com/t/switching-between-tabs-in-chrome-issue/8906/6) and please try their suggestion.

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