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When I click on a bookmarked site, it does not open the site, but simply shows it on the left side of the screen. I am more familiar to Internet Exploder where the bookmarked page actually opens the site page. Thanks for any help!!

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When I click on a bookmarked site, it does not open the site, but simply shows it on the left side of the screen. I am more familiar to Internet Exploder where the bookmarked page actually opens the site page. Thanks for any help!!

When I click on a bookmarked site, it does not open the site, but simply shows it on the left side of the screen. I am more familiar to Internet Exploder where the bookmarked page actually opens the site page. Thanks for any help!!

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cor-el
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Opening in the side bar is the default for bookmarks that are created via a link or button on a website.
You can check the Properties of a bookmark via the right-click context menu in the side bar (Ctrl+B; Cmd+B on Mac).
In the Bookmarks Manager (Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks) you can click the More button in the Details pane at the bottom right.
Make sure that "Load this bookmark in the side bar" is not selected.