How to Enable Tabbed Browsing

The tabbed-browsing feature was introduced in Internet Explorer 7, although it was already available on some other browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox. Unlike Firefox, Internet Explorer lets you turn the tabbed-browsing feature on or off. If you cannot open tabs in Internet Explorer, the tabbed-browsing feature may be disable. You can enable with a few clicks of your mouse.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Open Internet Explorer. Click "Tools" on the top part of the window. Select "Internet Options" from the menu.

2. Click on the "General" tab in the Internet Options menu. Click "Settings" next to "Tabs."

3. Check the box next to "Enable Tabbed Browsing."

4. Inspect the other settings to determine if there is anything else related to tabbed browsing that you want to enable. For example, you could select "Warn Me When Closing Multiple Tabs" to activate a warning prompt. This would prevent you from accidentally closing the browser window when you have multiple tabs open.

5. Click "Ok" twice after you've made your selections.

Tips & Warnings

• To open a link into a new tab, right-click the link and select "Open in New Tab."

References

• Microsoft: Tabbed Browsing
• Mozilla: Tabbed Browsing