Use tabs to organize lots of websites in a single window

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By displaying a website in a tab, Firefox lets you have multiple websites open inside a single window. This keeps your screen from getting cluttered and makes it easy to switch between sites. This article covers the basics of using tabs.
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How do I make a new tab?

  1. To make a new tab, click the New Tab button on the right side of the last tab.
    • You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + TCommand + T.Tabs Win2Tabs Mac2
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    • When you create a new tab, the Location bar will be focused so you can just start typing the name or address of the website you want to go to — see Address bar autocomplete suggestions in Firefox for information on how to use the Location bar to get where you want to go quickly.
  1. Normally, when you click a link, it opens in the current tab. If you want to open a link in a new tab instead, just right-clickcontrol-click on the link and select Open Link in New Tab from the context menu.

How do I close tabs?

  1. To close a tab, just click its close button.
    • You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + WCommand + W to close the current tab.Tabs Win3Tabs Mac3
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Bringing back a closed tab

  1. To bring back a tab you've accidentally closed, go to the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the History menu (click the History menu in Windows XP), down to Recently Closed Tabs and then select the tab you want to restore.the top of the Firefox window,the menu bar, click the History menu, go down to Recently Closed Tabs and then select the tab you want to restore.the top of the Firefox window,the menu bar, click the History menu, go down to Recently Closed Tabs and then select the tab you want to restore.
    • You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + TCommand + Shift + T to bring back the most recently closed tab.

How can I organize my tabs?

Changing the order of tabs

  1. To move a tab to a different place on the tab strip, just drag it there using your mouse. While you're dragging the tab, a small indicator shows you where the tab will land. Tabs Win4Tabs Mac4
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Moving a tab to a new window

  1. To move a tab to its own window, click on the tab and drag it below the tab strip and any toolbars. Or, to move a tab from one Firefox window to another, click on the tab and drag it to the tab strip of another Firefox window.

Seeing all of your tabs

If you've opened more tabs than will fit on the tab strip, tab scroll buttons appear at each end. Clicking on them will scroll the tab strip left or right.

You can also click the List All Tabs button and select the tab you want from the drop-down menu. Tabs Win6Tabs Mac6

Creating App Tabs

App Tabs allow you to always keep your favorite web apps like Facebook, Gmail and Twitter open and just a click away. App Tabs are small, can't be closed accidentally and open automatically when you start Firefox.

  1. To create an App Tab, just right-clickcontrol-click on it and select Pin as App Tab.

Creating Tab Groups

Tab Groups (also know as Panorama) are an easy way to visually organize a lot of tabs. You can put your tabs into groups, switch between those groups and quickly search through all of your open tabs. For information about creating and using Tab Groups, see Use Tab Groups to organize a lot of tabs

Tab tips

Troubleshooting tab problems

To fix problems with tabs, see: