# Firefox question: open this page in a new tab?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-question-open-this-page-in-a-new-tab/336384>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 20, 2005, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-question-open-this-page-in-a-new-tab/336384 "2005-12-20T01:07:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-question-open-this-page-in-a-new-tab/336384/1 "2005-12-20T01:07:17Z")

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I want to open a new tab with this same page. But when I open a new tab (ctrl+t) it is a blank page and I have to paste in the address.

How can I open this page in a new tab?

(I tried searching, but couldn’t think of the search terms. New. Tab. Argh!)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-question-open-this-page-in-a-new-tab/336384/2 "2005-12-20T01:24:48Z")

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I asked a similar question and got the answer:

[Duplicate Tab Extension](https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=28)

This extension will let you duplicate the tab with Ctrl-Shift-T, or through a menu you access by right-clicking the tab.

If you don’t want to install an extension, try:

Ctrl-L, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-T, Ctrl-V, return.

to select the Location (URL), copy it, open a new tab, and paste the URL into the new tab’s location, and load it. Lots of keystrokes, but you don’t have to reach for the mouse!

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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-question-open-this-page-in-a-new-tab/336384/3 "2005-12-20T01:52:32Z")

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Or you can push ALT-D-Enter to duplicate the tab.

(It’s technically a workaround, since what you’re doing is focusing the address bar and then asking Firefox to open it in a new tab… but hell, it works).