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# NSWindow.UserTabbingPreference

A value that indicates the user’s preference for window tabbing.

```
enum UserTabbingPreference
```

## Overview

The user sets a window-tabbing preference in System Preferences.

## Topics

### Enumeration Cases

### Constants

[`NSWindow.UserTabbingPreference.always`](/documentation/AppKit/NSWindow/UserTabbingPreference-swift.enum/always)

A value that indicates a window should always display as tabs.

[`NSWindow.UserTabbingPreference.inFullScreen`](/documentation/AppKit/NSWindow/UserTabbingPreference-swift.enum/inFullScreen)

A value that indicates a window should only display as tabs when in full-screen mode.

[`NSWindow.UserTabbingPreference.manual`](/documentation/AppKit/NSWindow/UserTabbingPreference-swift.enum/manual)

A value that indicates a window should display as tabs according to the window’s tabbing mode.


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