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Can i get the Web Search to return its results in a new tab ?

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Can i get the Web Search feature (that thing with google, wikipedia, ebay etc in it !) to return its results in a new tab instead of in the current page ?

Cheers !

Can i get the Web Search feature (that thing with google, wikipedia, ebay etc in it !) to return its results in a new tab instead of in the current page ? Cheers !

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If you want to use the mouse then middle-click (or hold down Ctrl and left-click) the search bar Go button.

The reference about "Results Window: Open search results in a new browser window." on the Google settings page will open the results in a new tab in Firefox.

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For the Google website you can set your preferences on the Google.com page via the gear icon (click > Search settings) at the top right.

Results Window: Open search results in a new browser window.

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If you are referring to the Search Bar located next to the URL/Location/Address bar in the default installation of Firefox, you can do one of the following:

  1. After entering your search word(s) in the Search Bar, you can use Alt+Enter to open the results in a new tab
  2. You can change a preference to always open a new tab when searching from the Search Bar by pressing only the enter key (not the URL/Location/Address Bar):
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Thanks, but i want it to open a new tab rather than a new browser window. I'd have thought there'd be an option for this sort of thing but there doesn't appear to be ...

cheers

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Sorry, that reply was aimed at cor-el (thanks)

Helper7677 ... thanks, i'd forgotten about about:config !! Unfortunately it doesn't appear to make any difference, i've tried setting it to true and falsed and restarting ff after each but it still just overwrites the current tab. However, Alt+Enter does the job just fine !! I'll have to get used to doing that (as Alt+Click doesn't work) Thanks !

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meave:

If you feel that my reply solved your problem, please take a couple of minutes to return to the forum, log in with your User ID/Name and Password and click "Solved" next to my reply. That will help others with a similar problem, find a solution to their problem. Thanks.

You could have an add-on (Extension or Plugin) interfering with the correct functioning of the reset preference. You may need to use Safe Mode to locate the problem:

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If you want to use the mouse then middle-click (or hold down Ctrl and left-click) the search bar Go button.

The reference about "Results Window: Open search results in a new browser window." on the Google settings page will open the results in a new tab in Firefox.

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"If you want to use the mouse then middle-click (or hold down Ctrl and left-click) the search bar Go button. "

That's the one !! Cheers Cor-el. Shame i can't set this as the default..

Helper7677 : I'll try your advise and report my findings.

Cheers all !