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When I open a new tab, how can I get the curson to be on the URL line instead of in a search engine box?

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jmkozlow
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When I open a new tab I almost always I know the URL of where I want to go. Therefore I do not want my cursor to be placed in the box of a search engine upon opening the new tab. I want it to be on the address line.

When I open a new tab I almost always I know the URL of where I want to go. Therefore I do not want my cursor to be placed in the box of a search engine upon opening the new tab. I want it to be on the address line.

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

If that isn't the case then an extension has changed that behavior.