# How to add a button to open a tab? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [September 2, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-a-button-to-open-a-tab/15150 "2020-09-02T15:20:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FFT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/fft/32/12706_2.png) [@FFT](https://community.glideapps.com/u/FFT)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-a-button-to-open-a-tab/15150/1 "2020-09-02T15:20:56Z")
Hi, very simple request, let says an app has two tabs (welcome + data). How do I add a button which switches the current view to tab 2 (data)? If I try this…add button \> features \> link to screen \> then associated with tab2/data it launches a weird view of specific columns. All I want is the default view ie the same as you get when you just select the tab in the footer of the app. Basically the button should duplicate simply switching tabs. thanks ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-a-button-to-open-a-tab/15150/2 "2020-09-02T15:40:49Z")
This is not currently possible to do, but hopefully we can try it with the new “deep link” function. ---
**Author:** ![Bruno\_Sia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/bruno_sia/32/12576_2.png) [@Bruno\_Sia](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Bruno_Sia)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-a-button-to-open-a-tab/15150/3 "2020-09-02T18:03:41Z")
Unfortunately is not possible as @ThinhDinh said. I would love it so much too, hope that come out.