# Mozilla Firefox Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 21, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozilla-firefox-question/300432 "2005-04-21T16:15:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozilla-firefox-question/300432/1 "2005-04-21T16:15:41Z")
Firefox currently opens some sites in a new window instead of a new tab. I looked through the options and couldn’t find an option to stop it from doing that. I couldn’t find the option so I checked to see the help if there was one. The help section shows it as an option under advanced options. However when I go to advanced options the option to force websites to open in a new tab simply isn’t there 😕 . I am looking the correct spot but my advanced options is simply one short of what the help has listed. Any other Dopers have this problem? ---
**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozilla-firefox-question/300432/2 "2005-04-21T16:32:27Z")
At least in my Firefox version, it is possible to right-click a link and choose to open it in a new tab, and this always works. Clicking with the center mouse key will do the same. Then again, I’m not 100 % sure whether this is what you’re asking. If what you want to know is how you can set this as default setting so Firefox opens every link in a new tab without telling it to do so, then I don’t know; I looked around in the Options menu and the help section, but didn’t find it. ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozilla-firefox-question/300432/3 "2005-04-21T16:38:18Z")
Some websites when you click on a link it opens up in a new window instead of a new tab. If you go to help-\>options-\>advanced you should see a option that says Force links that open new windows to open with an option for new tab or same tab as the link. But when I go to the actual option menu that it shows in the help that option is not there. ---
**Author:** ![TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoneyKingofNowhere)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozilla-firefox-question/300432/4 "2005-04-21T17:04:26Z")
I think it might have to do with how the webpage (the link itself) was originally set up, and not to do with Firefox. Could be wrong though. ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozilla-firefox-question/300432/5 "2005-04-21T17:10:54Z")
You are right but under in the “help” section it lists an option of forcing those links to open in a new tab. ---
**Author:** ![Omphaloskeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bcef8e/32.png) [@Omphaloskeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omphaloskeptic)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozilla-firefox-question/300432/6 "2005-04-21T18:20:06Z")
Are you using any extensions (in particular, the TabBrowser Extension)? I think TBE moves or replaces some of your Preferences items. If so, check under the TBE preferences for an appropriate item, probably under TBE\>Use Tab\>Links. ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozilla-firefox-question/300432/7 "2005-04-21T18:29:49Z")
Hrm I installed the tab extension and it is now doing what I want it to so my problem is solved. However that wasn’t the problem before just that the option wasn’t there. Wierd but whatever its working now. Thanks