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When I open a new tab I want to see my home page. How do I get it to do this as at present anpther page appears.

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Mike555H
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When I open a new tab a search engine appears which I dont want but I do need it to be Google which I do use. Google comes up as my home page when Firefox first starts but 'if I open a second tab it doesnt.'

When I open a new tab a search engine appears which I dont want but I do need it to be Google which I do use. Google comes up as my home page when Firefox first starts but ''''''if I open a second tab it doesnt.''''''

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cor-el
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A new tab opens by default as a blank tab (about:blank).

You can middle-click or hold down Ctrl and left-click the Home button on the Navigation toolbar to open the Home page in a new tab.

You can use an extension to set which page to open in a new tab: