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How to Fill an Entire Tab Set in Seconds

By John Anselmo · Owner and President, Anselmo Die & Index · making custom index tabs since 1993

Short answer

In Tabzoola's online tab designer, Fill Tabs Automatically numbers a whole set in one click with numbers, letters, Roman numerals or months, or you paste titles one per line. Everything stays editable, and nothing prints until you approve a free PDF proof.

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Typing a title into every tab one at a time is the slow way to build a set. Tabzoola's online tab designer gives you two shortcuts that fill an entire set in seconds — and everything stays editable afterward.

The 60-second video above shows both. Here are the same steps in writing.

Fill tabs automatically

In the designer, find the “Fill tabs automatically” bar under Tab Text & Colors. Pick a style, then click “Fill … tabs” and every tab in the set is filled in one click.

Four sequence styles are built in:

  • Numbers — 1, 2, 3 … the classic numbered index.
  • Letters — A, B, C … through Z, then AA, AB, and on.
  • Roman numerals — I, II, III … for legal and formal sets.
  • Months — January through December, a ready-made year of tabs.

Start the numbering anywhere

Next to the style is a “Start at” box. Leave it at 1 for a standard set, or start anywhere — 101, 501, or “Exhibit 12” — and the whole sequence follows from there. It's ideal for large exhibit binders that continue where a previous volume left off.

Paste a list from Word or Excel

Already have your section titles typed up? Click “Paste a list…” — or the “Already have your titles in a list?” card above the designer — paste them in one per line, and click “Fill tabs from list.” Line one becomes tab one, line two becomes tab two, and so on down the set — no retyping.

If your list is longer than the current set, the set grows to fit automatically — paste ten titles into a five-tab set and you get a ten-tab set, up to the 150-tab maximum. Long titles balance onto two lines on their own.

Everything stays editable

However you fill the set, nothing is locked in. Click any tab to retype it, give tabs their own Mylar colors, or change the font — then watch the live, to-scale preview update. And nothing prints until you approve a free PDF proof.

Frequently asked questions

Can I number a whole tab set automatically?

Yes. Fill Tabs Automatically numbers an entire set in one click using numbers, letters, Roman numerals, or months, so you never type each tab by hand.

Can I paste tab titles from Word or Excel?

Yes. Paste your titles one per line and every tab fills top to bottom in order, which is the fastest route when the list already exists in a document.

Can I still edit the tabs after filling them?

Yes. Everything stays editable — click any tab to retype it, change its color, or adjust the font — and nothing prints until you approve a free PDF proof.

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