# Open / Close Tab

The Open Tab command allows teachers to direct students to any web page by entering a URL to be opened on the selected student's screens.

##### **Opening a Tab for Multiple Students**

1. Click the **Open Tab** button
2. Check the boxes next to **Select All** or choose specific students and click **Next**
3. Enter a URL in the Open Tab interface and click **Open Tab**

  
Opening a Tab for One Student

1. Click the 3 dots button in the corner of a student's tile
2. Select the **Open Tab** button
3. Enter a URL in the Open Tab interface and click **Open Tab**

![image.png](https://wiki.mdy.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-07/scaled-1680-/0HOKcs1vchOWG9yv-image.png)

![image.png](https://wiki.mdy.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-07/scaled-1680-/VKq0Af60dyy3PeKA-image.png)

##### **To close a tab:**

1. Click on a student's tile (their screen view)
2. Identify the tab you would like to close on the list
3. Click **Close** to the right of the URL

![image.png](https://wiki.mdy.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-07/scaled-1680-/7SHh0K8RHoLkwmcS-image.png)

<span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">Note: It can take up to 10 seconds for the closed tab to disappear from your Teacher dashboard.</span>