Browsing with Tabs

As you open Web sites, Internet Explorer creates separate tabs (New!) for each one, so you can view multiple Web sites in a single window, which reduces the number of items on the taskbar. You can open Web pages on new tabs and quickly switch between them. If you prefer a visual way to switch between tabs, you can use Quick tabs (New!), which displays thumbnails, to open and close Web pages. The list arrow to the right of the Quick Tabs button displays a list of all open Web pages, and you can use it to open a Web page as an alternate method. After you have opened a set of tabs, you can save them as a group, so you can quickly view them again later.

Use Tabbed Browsing

Use any of the following methods to use tabbed browsing:

• Open a new tab. Press Ctrl+click a link (in the background) or Ctrl+Shift+click a link (in the foreground). If you have a mouse with a wheel or middle button, you can click a link with the wheel or middle button to open a link.

  Timesaver:

  Press Alt+Enter to open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar.

  
  

• Open a blank tab. Click the New Tab button, or press Ctrl+T.

• Open or close Quick Tabs. Click the Quick Tabs button, or press Ctrl+Q. To open the Web page, click a thumbnail. To close a Web page, click the Close button in the corner of the thumbnail.

• Switch between tabs. Click a tab, or press Ctrl+Tab.

• Close a tab. Click the Close button on the tab, or press Ctrl+W.

• Close Internet Explorer and save tabs. Close Internet Explorer, click Show Options, select the Open these the next time I use Internet Explorer check box, and then click Close Tabs.

Save a Group of Tabs

Click the Add to Favorites button, and then click Add Tab Group to Favorites.

Type a name for the group.

Click Add.

Open a Group of Tabs

Click the Favorites Center button.

Click the Favorites button.

Click the folder that you want to open.

Click the arrow to the right of the folder name.

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Did You Know? You can turn off tabs. In Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, click Internet Options, click the General tab, click Settings in the Tabs section, clear the Enable Tabbed Browsing check box, and then click OK. You can display pop-ups in a window or tab. In Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, click Internet Options, click the General tab, click Settings in the Tabs section, specify the option you want in the When a pop-up is encountered section, and then click OK.