Browsing in Tabs
Browsing in Tabs
You can browse webpages by viewing them as separate tabs within the Safari window.
If you deselect "Ctrl-click opens a link in a new tab" in Tabs preferences, the Control key
shortcuts described below will open new windows instead of tabs.
To open a link on a webpage, right-click the link and choose "Open Link in New
Tab."
To open a bookmark in the bookmarks bar, right-click the bookmark and choose
"Open in New Tab," or "Open in Tabs" if the bookmark is a collection.
To open a previous page, press the Control key and click the Back or Forward
buttons.
To open the bookmarks list or Top Sites page, press the Control key and click the
open-book icon or the Top Sites icon.
To open new tabs for most links that would normally open new windows, open
Safari Preferences, click Tabs, and then choose Automatically from the "Open pages
in tabs instead of windows" pop-up menu.
Choose Always only if you want all links that would normally open new windows to
open in new tabs, including links designed to open in specially formatted separate
windows (for example, a small user name and password dialog).
If you put the collection in the bookmarks bar, you can have all the pages in it open in tabs
when you click the collection. Click the open-book icon, select Bookmarks Bar in the
sidebar, and then select Auto-Click next to the collection's name in the list on the right.
To rearrange tabs, place the pointer over a tab and drag left or right in the tab bar.
To open a tab in a different Safari window, place the pointer over the tab and drag it
to another Safari window or to the desktop.
Right-click a tab and choose "Move Tab to New Window."
To change your preferences for opening pages in tabs, choose Action menu > Preferences and
click Tabs. (The Action menu is near the upper-right corner of the Safari window, and looks
like a gear.)
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