Tab management in a user interface window

A method comprising:

• presenting multiple tabs in a user interface, at least some of the multiple tabs having an associated document or activity;
• associating a subset of tabs of the multiple tabs together in a tab group, the multiple tabs including one or more other tabs that are not included in the tab group;
• visually distinguishing individual tabs of the tab group from the one or more other tabs that are not include in the tab group;
• receiving, by one or more processors, an indication that a current active tab of the tab group is being closed, the current active tab being a rightmost tab in the tab group and not a rightmost tab of the multiple tabs;
• and
• responsive to receiving the indication, automatically selecting, by the one or more processors, a new active tab from the tab group, the new active tab being part of the tab group and positioned to the left of the current active tab.

A system comprising:

• a memory storing executable instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to perform operations including:
• automatically grouping two or more of a plurality of tabs that are presented via a user interface into a tab group and in a visually-distinctive way, each tab being associated with a corresponding opened document or application;
• receiving an indication that a current active tab is closed, the current active tab being a rightmost tab in the tab group and not a rightmost tab in the plurality of tabs presented in the user interface;
• and
• responsive to the indication that the current active tab is closed, selecting as a new active tab an adjacent tab that is positioned to the left of the current active tab and based on the new active tab being part of the tab group.