# AIM links in new window

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aim-links-in-new-window/293703>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 9, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aim-links-in-new-window/293703 "2005-03-09T19:17:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aim-links-in-new-window/293703/1 "2005-03-09T19:17:11Z")

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I know this is possible to do, because up until a few days ago I had it set this way. Whenever I click a link in AIM it opens in the Firefox window I’m currently browsing. This is annoying because usually I’m not done looking at whatever I was looking at. How can I set it so links I click on in AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) open in a new window in Firefox? (For the record, I can’t remember if the setting was in AIM or Firefox)

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**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aim-links-in-new-window/293703/2 "2005-03-10T19:07:58Z")

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**Author:** ![dlack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@dlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dlack)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aim-links-in-new-window/293703/3 "2005-03-10T19:15:29Z")

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It may or may not require the Tabbrowser Preferences extension, but in Firefox go to:

Tools -\> Options -\> Tabbed Browsing -\> Load External Links in New Tab.

(Assuming you have greater than version 1.0 of FF)

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**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aim-links-in-new-window/293703/4 "2005-03-10T20:38:59Z")

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> [@dlack](#):
>
> It may or may not require the Tabbrowser Preferences extension, but in Firefox go to:
> 
> Tools -\> Options -\> Tabbed Browsing -\> Load External Links in New Tab.
> 
> (Assuming you have greater than version 1.0 of FF)

You know, I was just looking there before I posted the question, but I must have overlooked it :smack: