diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts b/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts
index 1ce3c73d90..c498420628 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ import {Tabs} from './tabs';
 
 
 /**
+ * @name Tab
+ * @usage
+ * ```html
+ * <ion-tabs>
+ * 	 <ion-tab tab-title="Home" tab-icon="home" [root]="tabOneRoot"></ion-tab>
+ * 	 <ion-tab tab-title="Login" tab-icon="star" [root]="tabTwoRoot"></ion-tab>
+ * </ion-tabs>
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @description
  * _For basic Tabs usage, see the [Tabs section](../../../../components/#tabs)
  * of the Component docs._
  *
@@ -21,36 +31,12 @@ import {Tabs} from './tabs';
  *
  * See the [Tabs API reference](../Tabs/) for more details on configuring Tabs
  * and the TabBar.
+
  *
- * Like Nav, you must set a root page to be loaded initially for each Tab with
- * the 'root' property:
- * ```
- * import {GettingStartedPage} from 'getting-started';
- * @App({
- *   template: `<ion-tabs>
- *                <ion-tab [root]="tabOneRoot"></ion-tab>
- *                <ion-tab [root]="tabTwoRoot"></ion-tab>
- *              <ion-tabs>`
- * })
- * class MyApp {
- *   constructor(){
- *     this.tabOneRoot = GettingStartedPage;
- *     this.tabTwoRoot = GettingStartedPage;
- *   }
- * }
- * ```
- * <h3 id="tab_properties">Tab Properties</h3>
- * The Tabs component automatically creates the TabBar from the properties you
- * set on each Tab.
- *
- * To change the title and icon, use the `tab-title` and `tab-icon`
- * inputs:
- * ```html
- * <ion-tabs>
- * 	 <ion-tab tab-title="Home" tab-icon="home" [root]="tabOneRoot"></ion-tab>
- * 	 <ion-tab tab-title="Login" tab-icon="star" [root]="tabTwoRoot"></ion-tab>
- * <ion-tabs>
- * ```
+ * @property [root] - set the root page for this tab
+ * @property [tab-title] - set the title of this tab
+ * @property [tab-icon] - set the icon for this tab
+
  */
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-tab',
@@ -148,6 +134,9 @@ export class Tab extends NavController {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   */
   setSelected(isSelected) {
     this.isSelected = isSelected;
     this.hideNavbars(!isSelected);
@@ -163,10 +152,27 @@ export class Tab extends NavController {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   *
+   * ```ts
+   * export class MyClass{
+   *  constructor(tab: Tab){
+   *    this.tab = tab;
+   *    console.log(this.tab.index);
+   *  }
+   * }
+   * ```
+   *
+   * @returns {Number} Returns the index of this page within its NavController.
+   *
+   */
   get index() {
     return this.parent.getIndex(this);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   */
   onDestroy() {
     clearTimeout(this._loadTimer);
   }