Options - View

To see these options click the File tab , click Options, and then click View.

Task pane tabs
Displays tabs vertically along side the task pane area to make switching between the panes easier.

Workbook tabs
If you display Workbook Tabs, you can right-click on them to quickly save, print, delete or close the map, remove an active filter and view or change the map properties. Tabs can be displayed at the top or bottom of the map window using the Workbook tabs placement option in this dialog (or right-click on a workbook tab to choose their placement).

Developer ribbon tab
This tab gives you access to advanced features for organizing and managing templates, creating map wizards and custom properties sets, and adding database data to your map.

File names in workbook tabs
You can choose to display the map's file name on the tab instead of displaying the central topic. This can be helpful if your maps have similar central topic text.

Accelerator shortcuts in dialog boxes
You can show accelerator keys in dialog boxes if you want to be reminded of shortcut keys for an action.

Hovered topic highlight
Hovered topic highlight frame

Displays a highlight to indicate the hovered topic and/or its frame. This can be useful when your map has closely-spaced topics and / or when it is displayed at a small size (zoomed out).

"My Maps" task pane on startup
Choose to display the My Maps pane at startup with shortcuts to maps that you are currently working on.

Timestamps format:
Lets you choose Relative (for example "2 days ago") or Absolute (for example December 7, 2007) format for timestamps.