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when i click on a bookmark, it will not open in a new tab

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I just got a Macbook Pro and installed Firefox. On a PC, whenever I clicked on a bookmark, it opened in a new tab. The same settings do not work on a Mac. The bookmark opens in the same tab I was on. Help please

I just got a Macbook Pro and installed Firefox. On a PC, whenever I clicked on a bookmark, it opened in a new tab. The same settings do not work on a Mac. The bookmark opens in the same tab I was on. Help please

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Hello,

My understanding is that the default action for left clicking a bookmark is to open in the current tab. If you want to open in a new tab, the middle click button is usually the way to do it.


Alternatively, you can install the following extension which will force all bookmarks to open in a new tab:

Or this extension which will provide more options for tabs (including what you want):

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Hello,

My understanding is that the default action for left clicking a bookmark is to open in the current tab. If you want to open in a new tab, the middle click button is usually the way to do it.


Alternatively, you can install the following extension which will force all bookmarks to open in a new tab:

Or this extension which will provide more options for tabs (including what you want):

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Cory - you da man! The first solution you gave me fixed the problem. My computer (Macbook Pro) does not have a mouse so your solution fixed my problem. Thanks