How to expand on mouse click

Question

http://findaccountingsoftware.com/directory/gba-systems/fams-fixed-assets-management-system/ this site contain a tab container .On Applications tab clicking on + sign it goes to expand ,i want to know this process name.How to do it?.There is a strange thing occur clicking on + sign expand automatically scroll move and focus on text .what this process name is .how to do that?

Answer 1

This effect is called an 'accordion' menu. jQuery UI has a great one which you can use and also has some great documentation explaining how to use it :)

http://jqueryui.com/demos/accordion/