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Hard to say out of context, but I probably would omit the sentence
entirely, since the reader can see that in the UI.
I would rarely if ever use the word "tab," since that's contrary to my
style guide (Microsoft). I'd just say "select [or click] Category."
If for some reason it was essential to enumerate that tabs, I'd say,
"There are five tabs: ...."
As far as "which" and punctuation, I think that's an issue for your
style guide, not an opinion poll. But when such a question arises, I
think that strongly suggests that the sentence is too wordy.
On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 10:35 AM <tammyvb -at- spectrumwritingllc -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Consider the following three sentences:
>
> 1. The information is displayed across five tabs, which, from left to
> right, are the following: Overview, Category, Locus, Sequence, and Details.
> 2. The information is displayed across five tabs, which from left to
> right, are the following: Overview, Category, Locus, Sequence, and Details.
> 3. The information is displayed across five tabs, which from left to
> right are the following: Overview, Category, Locus, Sequence, and Details. ...
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