# New Safari User Question ('tabs')

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-safari-user-question-tabs/475888>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 5, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-safari-user-question-tabs/475888 "2008-12-05T18:15:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-safari-user-question-tabs/475888/1 "2008-12-05T18:15:45Z")

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I’ve just made the big switch and got a Mac to replace my aging PC. I’ve been using Safari since then and am generally happy with the way it works.

One annoyance, though, is that I can’t figure out how to get new tabs to open to my home page. No matter what I do, it seems that tabs will open only as a blank page.

Does anyone know how to get it so that tabs will open to my home page?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Dreamy\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@Dreamy\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dreamy_B)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-safari-user-question-tabs/475888/2 "2008-12-05T18:28:41Z")

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This isn’t exactly it, but my quickie solution.

Save your home page in the bookmark bar. Then apple clicking the entry in your bookmark will open that page in a new tab. Possibly this has to be enabled in Safari preferences…tab…make sure the ‘apple click opens link in new tab’ option is marked.

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**Author:** ![Dreamy\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@Dreamy\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dreamy_B)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-safari-user-question-tabs/475888/3 "2008-12-05T18:35:59Z")

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Sorry for the double post. You can put a home icon in your toolbar via the customize toolbar option. Then apple clicking that icon opens your home page in a separate tab if the option is enabled in the preferences.  
This is better if you don’t like the bookmarks bar

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**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-safari-user-question-tabs/475888/4 "2008-12-05T23:41:42Z")

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That’s just brilliant!! It works perfectly and is equivalent to having a new tab open into my home page.

Many thanks!