Page Mode

Each search-tab configuration specifies URLs for both a search page and a result page, which are associated with that tab. The Search Tabs Web part can provide links to either type of page.

Select one of the following for the Page mode setting:
• Use Search Page links: all of the links created by the web part will link to the pages configured as the “Search Page” for each tab configuration. Usually, you will use this setting on simple and advanced search-form pages that do not include a result list.

• Use Result Page links: all of the links created by the web part will link to the pages configured as the “Result Page” for each tab configuration. Usually, you will use this setting on result pages (which often also include a simple search form). This way, when the user switches tabs to go from one type of result list to another, his or her query will also be transferred, thereby recreating the search on the new tab page.
See also “Search Tab Properties” for details about how to set the search and result page URLs for each tab configuration.