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how do I just close one tab when I have 3 open

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If I have more than one tab open, I want to close only one but when I try to close the one I don't want a message comes up to say it will close all the tabs I have open. How do I just close the one I don't want

If I have more than one tab open, I want to close only one but when I try to close the one I don't want a message comes up to say it will close all the tabs I have open. How do I just close the one I don't want

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CTRL + T Opens one Tab

CTRL + W Closes one Tab

Check and tell if its working.

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Chosen Solution

CTRL + T Opens one Tab

CTRL + W Closes one Tab

Check and tell if its working.

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Yes, this did the trick. Thanks

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How did you close the tabs previously?

If you use the close X on the title bar then you close the window with all tabs.
You need to use the close X on the tab.
You can also middle-click the tab with the mouse scroll wheel to close the tab.

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Hi Thanks for this - it works well