How to Work With Tabs in Firefox 3

The latest version of Firefox (Version 3) has several improvements that can make your browsing life a little easier. One of these is the way that Firefox 3 works with Tabs. Read on for how it's done.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Firefox 3 browser

1. Open your Firefox preferences. This is found in Edit > Preferences on Windows or Firefox > Preferences on Mac.

2. 
    
   Preferences

   Make sure the choice to always open new windows in a Tab is selected. Close the Preferences.

3. To open a new Tab manually, choose File > New Tab. If you click a link in your email or elsewhere, it will automatically open in a new tab. If you have a page of search results open and want to open various pages from the search results in a new tab, hold down the Ctrl (Cmd on Mac) key when you click the link.

4. Once you have several tabs open in Firefox, you can drag them to reorder them in any way that works for you organizationally. Close any tab by clicking the small X in the tab label.

5. If you accidentally close a tab, you can reopen it using the Recently Closed Tabs option in the History menu.

6. 
    
   Save on Quit

   If you always want the same set of pages open in Firefox tabs, you can save your setup when you Quit Firefox. Simply tell Firefox to save your tabs when you exit. When you open it again, all your tabs will be restored.

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on 1/27/2009 I find rearranging tabs in the order I want them makes working easier. This is a great article. Very informative!