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I want FF to open a new tab when I click on a hyperlink

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I upgraded to 3.6 and suddenly when I click on links it opens them in the current tab and I would like it to open them in a new tab.

win xp sp3

I upgraded to 3.6 and suddenly when I click on links it opens them in the current tab and I would like it to open them in a new tab. win xp sp3

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Please note that you are 4 updates behind in Firefox. Several security issues have been fixed since your version (see: https://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox36.html ). Consider updating to the current version; click Help > Check for Updates.



Open a link or bookmark in a new tab:

Some extensions have an option to automatically open links/bookmarks in new tabs:



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  • Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20 for Mozilla browsers
  1. Check your plugin versions: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
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  2. Update Java: