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When I click on my bookmarks they no longer open in a new tab, what do I do to fix it?

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I just uploaded to the newest version of Firefox. Now, when I click on a bookmark the link opens in the same tab - they won't open in a new tab. However, when I click on a link in an existing page that link opens in a new tab. I miss having my bookmarked links open in their own individual tabs. Please put that function back in.

I just uploaded to the newest version of Firefox. Now, when I click on a bookmark the link opens in the same tab - they won't open in a new tab. However, when I click on a link in an existing page that link opens in a new tab. I miss having my bookmarked links open in their own individual tabs. Please put that function back in.

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Right click the bookmark and select, "Open in a New Tab."

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Some add-ons like Tab Mix Plus offer that as an option, but I do not recall that ever being a built-in function if Firefox.

Have you tried Middle+click or Ctrl+click? See (under Web Navigation section): http://www.7is7.com/software/firefox/shortcuts.html


Other Issues: ~~red:You have installed plug-ins with known security issues. You should update them immediately.~~

Update Shockwave Flash (Adobe Flash) to version 10.1 r53; your version 10.0 r45. See: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+the+Flash+plugin#Updating_Flash

Update Java to version 1.6.0.20; your version 1.6.0.18. See: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Java+plugin+with+Firefox#Installing_or_updating_Java

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You can middle-click or Ctrl left-click a bookmark, just like every other link, to open the link in as new tab. See Use tabs to organize lots of websites in a single window