You cannot customize the standard tab in that way. However, you could create a custom Visualforce Tab
to replace it.
(1) If you want to take that route, first create the following Visualforce Page
:
<apex:page tabStyle="Account">
<apex:enhancedList type="Account" customizable="true" height="600" />
</apex:page>
(2) Next you need to create a Custom Tab
for it. Go to Setup
> Create
> Tabs
. In the Visualforce Tabs
section, click New. Select the Visualforce Page
you created from (1). Find the appropriate Icon. I would probably set the visibility to Default Off
.
(3) You will now have two Account
tabs, and so will want to hide the standard tab for all Profiles
. To do so, go to Setup
> Manage Users
> Profiles
> [Select Profile]
> Object Settings
> Accounts
. Click Edit
and change Tab Settings
to Tab Hidden
.