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It seems I can no longer set a link to open in same tab. There is a Government webskite that won't let me open a link in a new tab and I can no longer find a way to stop a link being opened in a new tab

cliff.letcher66 replied
cliff.letcher66

It seems I can no longer set a link to open in same tab. There is a Government webskite that won't let me open a link in a new tab and I can no longer find a way to stop a link being opened in a new tab

It seems I can no longer set a link to open in same tab. There is a Government webskite that won't let me open a link in a new tab and I can no longer find a way to stop a link being opened in a new tab

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cliff.letcher66, one workaround to prevent a link from opening in a new tab might be to right-click the link, select "Copy Link" then paste the copied URL into the current tab's address bar and press enter?

This has not worked for me. Can we not have the choice i n the setup as it was previously Cliff.

Hi not sure if you have tried this. I have spotted out the options I have enabled,

By the way what Gov site, maybe I can check if it not a 'logged in' link

I'll Check them out. Sorry it a Logged in Gov. site so I can't provide that. Cliff.

Does it work on links on the site before you log in ??

The only link from the page where I login is the help link and it will open in new tabs. My understanding is that there is probably a security concern so the the site restricts opening links in new tabs. Cliff

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