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When I choose to open a new tab from a website, such as facebook, it always opens it in a new window. How do I change this to just opening a new tab. I tried changing the tab settings but it did not work

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AmyCliver
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When I choose to open a new tab from a website, such as facebook, it always opens it in a new window. How do I change this to just opening a new tab. I tried changing the tab settings but it did not work. I did not have the problem until I started using firefox 4.

When I choose to open a new tab from a website, such as facebook, it always opens it in a new window. How do I change this to just opening a new tab. I tried changing the tab settings but it did not work. I did not have the problem until I started using firefox 4.

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David McRitchie
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It is probably a JavaScript link.

You can probably force it where you want it with a keyboard shortcut either "Ctrl+click" or "Ctrl+Shift+click". see

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Some styles that provide a warning as to the type of link: