How to Put a Search Bar in a New Tab for Firefox
Firefox provides a fully customizable search bar that lets you choose between search engines and specific websites. However, the fact that the option to open search results in a new tab does not come as a default with the browser can get quite frustrating. Luckily, Firefox is known for having thousands of available add-ons, which you can use to make Firefox open a new tab when you search from the built-in search bar.
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Instructions
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Navigate to addons.mozilla.org and choose your third-party add-on. SearchonTab, Tab Mix Plus and Tab Utilities are three available add-ons that let you configure Firefox to open search results in a new tab.
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Click the "Add to Firefox" button next to the title of the add-on. Click the "Install" button and restart Firefox when prompted.
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Click the "Tools" tab and select "add-ons." Click the "Configure" or "Settings" link next to your new add-on. The title of the link will depend on the add-on you chose.
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Check the box next to "Open search results in new tab" or "Open search bar results in new tab." This may vary depending on your add-on. Click "OK" or "Done" to save your changes. Results from your search bar will now open in a new tab.
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Tips & Warnings
If your add-on doesn't have a "configure" or "settings" link next to it, check your search preferences to see if it created its own options tab.
