Tabbed browsing makes browsing the Web more convenient. This section describes how to - use tabbed browsing and how to customize it to make browsing the Web even faster.
+Tabbed browsing lets you open tabs, each displaying a web page, within a + single &brandShortName; window. You can open links in new tabs, where they + will load while you read the current page. You don't have to use tabbed + browsing, but if you do you might find tabbed browsing is a better, faster + way to browse the Web.
Tabbed browsing lets you open tabs, each displaying a web page, within a single - &brandShortName; window. This frees up space on your desktop.
+To open a new tab, press &accelKey;+T, select , or double-click an empty space in + the Tab Bar.
-You can also "browse ahead" with tabbed browsing. If you are on a long web page, - you can load links in new tabs. The linked web pages will load in tabs while you - read the current page.
+To load a link in a tab, you can do one of the following:
-To open a new tab, press &accelKey;+T, select , or double-click an empty space in - the Tab Bar.
+To open a URL in the Location Bar in a new tab, enter the URL and press + &altKey;+&enterKey;.
-To load a link in a tab, you can do one of the following:
+Tabs are displayed in the order you open them, which may not always be what + you want. To move a tab to a different location within a &brandShortName; + window, simply drag it there using your mouse. While you are dragging the + tab, &brandShortName; displays a small indicator to show where the tab will be + moved. Alternately, you can use keyboard shortcuts to move tabs within + a window if desired.
-To open a URL in the Location Bar in a new tab, enter the URL and press - &altKey;+&enterKey;.
+Tabs are displayed in the order you open them, which may not always be - what you want. To move a tab to a different location within a - &brandShortName; window, simply drag it there using your mouse. While you - are dragging the tab, &brandShortName; displays a small indicator to show - where the tab will be moved. Alternately, you can use - keyboard shortcuts to move tabs within a - window if desired.
- -To close the current tab, press &accelKey;+W, click the Close - Tab button, middle-click the tab, or select .
- -To close all tabs other than the current one, right-clickpress &ctrlKey;, - click on the tab and choose .
- -While it's easy to select tabs with a mouse, you can also cycle through - tabs using the keyboard: use &ctrlKey;+Page Up (or - &ctrlKey;+Tab) and &ctrlKey;+Page Down (or - &ctrlKey;+&shiftKey;+Tab). You can also select the first tab by - pressing &accelKey;&altKey;+1, and so on up to the 9th tab with - &accelKey;&altKey;+9. To move a tab within a window, - press &accelKey; with the appropriate key from Left Arrow, - Right Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow. To - move a tab to the beginning or end of the tabs in the window, use - &accelKey; with either Home or End, respectively.
- -To bookmark a set of tabs:
- -Instead of using only one web page as your homepage, you can make your home - page a set of tabs. Select your favorite web sites and open them in tabs in - a single window. Select &pref.menuPath; and open the General panel. - Under Home Page, press the Use Current Pages button. Now - when you press the Home button, your favorite web sites will load with just - a click.
+To close the current tab, press &accelKey;+W, click the Close Tab + button, middle-click the tab, or select . To close all tabs other than the current one, right-clickpress &ctrlKey;, + click on the tab and choose .
To change tabbed browsing &pref.plural; select &pref.menuPath; and open the + Tabs panel.
-To customize tabbed browsing, select &pref.menuPath; and open the - Tabs panel. Descriptions of the &pref.plural; there can be found - under Tabbed Browsing.
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