# Entry Editor - Change Order of Tabs

**URL:** https://discourse.jabref.org/t/entry-editor-change-order-of-tabs/275
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [October 24, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/entry-editor-change-order-of-tabs/275 "2016-10-24T17:39:23Z")
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### Author: ![angoodkind](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/angoodkind/32/83_2.png) [@angoodkind](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/angoodkind)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/entry-editor-change-order-of-tabs/275/1 "2016-10-24T17:39:23Z")

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I do not want to change the fields within each tab of the Entry Editor. However, I would like to change the ordering of the tabs. Currently, the ordering is Required Fields, Optional fields, Optional fields 2, etc. How can I make the ordering: Required Fields, General, etc.?

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### Author: ![matthiasgeiger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/matthiasgeiger/32/7_2.png) [@matthiasgeiger](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/matthiasgeiger)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/entry-editor-change-order-of-tabs/275/2 "2016-10-26T12:42:55Z")

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Hi!  
Unfortunately this is not possible.

Regards  
Matthias