Navigating from text links within the content element "tabs"

I used “Content Elements” to create a set of tabs. I want to be able to embed links in the content of various tabs to point to content within other tabs on the same page, within the same tab structure. I realize there may be other approaches – link to pages or posts.
I created a named anchor for each tab and placed it at the front of the content. , , and so on.
href tags bring the user to the right tabs but unfortunately the named anchor pops to the top of the viewing area.
Using Ajax or something, is there a way not to have the page jump and still be able to navigate within a tab group?