# Force menu in desktop view **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [October 5, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/force-menu-in-desktop-view/66786 "2023-10-05T15:40:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fabio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/fabio/32/16336_2.png) [@fabio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/fabio)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/force-menu-in-desktop-view/66786/1 "2023-10-05T15:40:57Z")
Dear All, I have an app with 12 different tabs, and I would like to move few of them in the “hidden side menu” menu, same as mobile view ![desktopview](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/3/6391ec3b6bc5ec0e67865b4abcc9e78c9f83cc06.png) In this view, not all the tabs are shown (i need to scroll with Shift keyboard to see the hidden tabs)…to be honest I would like to have only 4-5 tabs and all the other pages in the menu. This is the menu I mean: ![Side menu mobile](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/b/8/b8fab8f19dc4eed93e0f7b14b5acc68889fb4cd4.png) Is there any way to “force” the menu to appear? (but keeping full screen mode for desktop view…) Maybe it’s easy, but I could not figure it out… Thanks! Fabio ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/force-menu-in-desktop-view/66786/2 "2023-10-05T15:45:19Z")
Desktop mode does not have a concept of a side menu at this time. ---
**Author:** ![fabio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/fabio/32/16336_2.png) [@fabio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/fabio)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/force-menu-in-desktop-view/66786/3 "2023-10-05T16:02:51Z")
Dear Jeff, Thanks for your reply…any suggestion or workaround? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/force-menu-in-desktop-view/66786/4 "2023-10-05T16:12:30Z")
You could change the tab settings so they are not visible, and then use buttons or some other component to open the tabs through the Open Tab action. ![Screenshot_20231005-111045](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/a/f/af63781adea4d0ad3578cc44c36e57d856fd0c54.png) Really just need to play around with different options. ---
**Author:** ![fabio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/fabio/32/16336_2.png) [@fabio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/fabio)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/force-menu-in-desktop-view/66786/5 "2023-10-05T16:53:09Z")
Dear Jeff, very good call! See below… ![menu fake](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/e/5/e5205d01429d40f558acd9bf572853baea924dda.png) Thanks!! Fabio ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/force-menu-in-desktop-view/66786/6 "2023-10-05T17:03:25Z")
I like your approach. An entire tab dedicated as a sub menu to redirect to other tabs. I didn’t quite think of doing something like that. I’ll have to remember that for the future.