# Firefox: How do I open external links in tabbed windows by default?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-how-do-i-open-external-links-in-tabbed-windows-by-default/254400>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 10, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-how-do-i-open-external-links-in-tabbed-windows-by-default/254400 "2004-07-10T02:36:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-how-do-i-open-external-links-in-tabbed-windows-by-default/254400/21 "2004-07-11T14:25:43Z")

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My only complaint about Firefox is that on the SDMB (and other MBs) when I hit the back button to get out of a thread, I wind up at the very top of the previous page instead of in the exact place I left off. It gets really annoying if I was all the way at the bottom of the thread list and then when I return I am back at the top. Does anyone know if there is a fix for this?

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**Author:** ![RandomLetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@RandomLetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandomLetters)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-how-do-i-open-external-links-in-tabbed-windows-by-default/254400/22 "2004-07-11T15:31:35Z")

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Not exactly a fix, but you could change your browsing style slightly - what I do on message boards like this one is go down forum(like the GD or GQ) and middle click each thread that looks interesting into a new tab - I find this method to be a much faster method of browising, especially when the SDMB decides to act slowly. YMMV.

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