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You can use a single Firefox window to hold multiple websites for viewing. Each website is displayed in its own tab. The feature is called Tabbed browsing, and this article describes how to use Tabbed browsing.

You can use a single Firefox window to hold multiple websites for viewing. Each website is displayed in its own tab.<br> {for win,linux}[[Image:14d655966b77272ea0571900f4b4d7a8-1258843513-721-1.png]]{/for} __TOC__ = Opening tabs = {for win}[[Video:20060bc1b2b485a58b524609fdd5debb-1245376908-819-0]]{/for} == Open a new blank tab == When you create a new tab, it will contain a blank page with the Location bar focused. Start typing a web address (URL) or other search term to open a website in the new tab - see [[Location bar autocomplete]] for information on how to use the Location bar to get where you want to go quickly. To create a new blank tab: {for fx35} * '''New tab button''': Click the New Tab button on the right side of the last tab. {for win,linux}<br/> [[Image:14d655966b77272ea0571900f4b4d7a8-1258843513-721-2.png]] <br/>{/for} {/for} * '''File menu''': On the menu bar, click the {menu File} menu, and then select {menu New tab}. * '''Keyboard shortcut''': Hold down the {for win,linux}{key Ctrl}{/for}{for mac}{key command}{/for} key and press {key T}. == Open a link in its own tab == You can load most links on websites into their own tabs: * '''Middle-click''': Click on the link with the middle mouse button. On most mice with scroll wheels you can click using the wheel. * '''Drag and drop''': Click on the link and keep holding down the mouse button. Drag the link up to a blank space on the tab bar. <!-- Probably don't need more than a few methods here. * '''Mouse + keyboard shortcut''': Hold down {for win,linux}{key Ctrl}{/for}{for mac}{key command}{/for} and click on the link with the left mouse button. * '''Context menu''': [[T:contextmenu]] on the link and select {menu Open Link in New Tab}. --> = Closing and restoring tabs = {for win}[[Video:09dbd058f1e38c8338d3803b3e30f6fe-1245424291-168-0]]{/for} == Close a tab == * '''Close button''': Click on the close button on the tab you want to close. {for win}<br/> [[Image:14d655966b77272ea0571900f4b4d7a8-1258939871-569-1.png]] <br/>{/for} * '''File menu''': On the menu bar, click the {menu File} menu, and then select {menu Close tab}. * '''Middle-click''': Click on the tab you want to close with the middle mouse button. On most mice with scroll wheels you can click using the wheel. <!-- Probably don't need more than a few methods here. * '''Context menu''': [[T:contextmenu]] on the tab you want to close and select {menu Close Tab}. * '''Mouse + keyboard shortcut''': Hold down the {for win,linux}{key Ctrl}{/for}{for mac}{key command}{/for} key and press {key W}. --> == Restore a closed tab == To bring back a tab you've closed: * '''History menu''': On the menu bar, click the {menu History} menu, select {menu Recently closed tabs}, and then select the tab you want to restore. * '''Keyboard shortcut''': Hold down the {for win,linux}{key Ctrl}{/for}{for mac}{key command}{/for} and {key Shift} keys and press {key T}. = Moving tabs = == Change the tab order == To move a tab to a different location on the tab bar, drag it there using your mouse. While you are dragging the tab, Firefox will display a small indicator to show where the tab will be moved. {for win,linux}<br/> [[Image:14d655966b77272ea0571900f4b4d7a8-1258843513-721-4.png]] <br/>{/for} {for fx35} == Move a tab between windows == * To move a tab from one window into its own window, click on the tab and then drag it below the tab bar. * To move a tab from one Firefox window to another, click on the tab and then drag it to the tab bar on the second Firefox window. {/for} = Tab settings = To customize your tab settings in Firefox, see [[Options window - Tabs panel|{for mac,linux}Preferences{/for}{for win}Options{/for} window - Tabs panel]]. = Tips and tricks = == Bookmark a set of tabs == If you have multiple tabs open, you can bookmark that set of tabs in a folder: # On the menu bar, click {menu Bookmarks} and select {menu Bookmark All Tabs...}. The New Bookmarks window will appear. # In the '''Name:''' field, type a name for your set of bookmarks. # In the '''Folder:''' field, select the folder in which you want to store your set of bookmarks. # Click {button Add Bookmarks}. To open that set of tabs again, click the {menu Bookmarks} menu, select the folder you created, and then select '''Open All in Tabs'''. For more information on bookmarks, see the [[Bookmarks]] article. == Make a set of tabs your home page == If you have multiple tabs open, you can make that set of tabs open up when you start Firefox: # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu General} panel ({menu Main} panel in Firefox 3.5). # In the '''Startup''' section, click {button Use Current Pages}. # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] == Shortcuts == There are keyboard and mouse shortcuts that can be used to speed up tabbed browsing tasks. See: * [[Keyboard shortcuts]] * [[Mouse shortcuts]] For more information on setting the home page, see [[How to set the home page]]. = Troubleshooting = For problems with tabbed browsing, see: * [[Multiple tabs open when starting Firefox]] * [[Firefox has just updated tab shows each time you start Firefox]] * [[Basic troubleshooting]] * [[New tabs do not appear to the right of the last tab]]