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Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Working with Tabs
in Google Chrome browser
with tabs.
Find all full information about working with tabs you can in your Google Chrome.
Browser problem: all links open in a new tab
To do this, open your browser and simply click function key F1 on your keyboard. Or click the wrench icon, or maybe an icon like mine, instead of a wrench, at the end address bar browser. And select Help at the bottom of the tab that opens. A new tab will open with a Tabs and Windows link in the center. Click and all the Headings associated with the tabs will open on the right.
Safari
Opera
When you surf the Internet, modern browsers always allow you to open a page via a link in a new window or tab. This is often very convenient - you see an interesting link, but do not look up from the text you are reading, but open the link in a new window or tab to return when you are done with it open in this moment. I always wanted this feature to be available in Windows Explorer - click right click by folder - and there is an option: “open in a new window”.
It’s easy enough to add such an option by going into the properties of Explorer, but don’t do this on every computer you visit! It is much better to automate the process using a reg file. This is the second goal of this article - to continue the topic of the registry and show how it can be edited not only by hand.
In this article I will provide the code for a file that adds an option to the context menu; In addition, this file can be downloaded. If you have interesting examples of registry files, send them to me in the comments!
Note: I apologize to those who were waiting for an article about anonymity. I don't have time. I'm putting it out from stock.
So, the registry.
How to make links open in a new window or tab
If you have already run regedit, then you can experiment with exporting the entire registry or part of it. To do this, you need to stand on the registry branch, go to the file-export menu and select where you want to upload. You will get a file with the reg extension, double-clicking on which will restore the registry - load it back. But you can create such a file yourself, which is what we will do now. Create text file and write down the following content inside:
@="Open in new window"
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\explorer.exe \"%1\""
Now the file needs to be renamed - change its extension to reg. How to do it? Exactly the same way you rename other files, only you first need to display the file extensions.
Double-click on such a file, agree to make changes to the registry - and voila, the context menu has been changed - when you right-click on the folder, the "open in new window" option appears. If you don't want to create, edit and rename the file, you can download it from my website.
But my site will make such a file home page V Internet Explorer
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
"Start Page" = "https://it.sander.su/"
You have good examples files for editing the registry? Send it! By the way, let me remind you of my old post about Windows script host - there are examples there comic programs in the language built into Windows.
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How to open a link in a new window?
How to change
tab settings
in browsers
Browsers are initially configured differently to open new pages. For example, Safari is configured to open new pages in a new window. A Mozilla Firefox opens new pages in new tabs on the Tab Bar, but in addition we have the ability to open new windows.
You can change the settings yourself.
Internet Explorer
Change tab settings in Internet browser Explorer is available in the Internet Options section. Click on the gear icon at the top right of the browser panel. Select Internet Options, then select the General tab and at the bottom, in the Tabs line, click on Options. In the center below the line When opening a new tab, open: select the desired way to open tabs in the black triangle.
Mozilla Firefox
To change tab settings in Mozilla browser Firefox, click the Tools button in the toolbar. At the bottom, click Settings. At the very top of the new window, click Tabs. And here you can either check the boxes or uncheck them in the way you want to open new tabs.
Working with Tabs
in Google Chrome browser
In the last Google versions I didn't find Chrome
ability to change settings for tabs.
Probably this very convenient and smart browser does not need to change the settings. Because Google Chrome offers users many tabbed options.
Very easy to open new tab and new
window, even through hotkeys.
Need to open the same web page in multiple tabs
There is an option to Duplicate a tab. There is an opportunity to work
in incognito mode (hidden viewing). You can move the one you need
tab in a separate window. And many more job opportunities
with tabs.
You can find all the complete information about working with tabs in your Google Chrome. To do this, open your browser and simply press the F1 function key on your keyboard. Or click the wrench icon, or maybe an icon like mine, instead of a wrench, at the end of the browser's address bar. And select Help at the bottom of the tab that opens. A new tab will open with a Tabs and Windows link in the center. Click and all the Headings associated with the tabs will open on the right.
Safari
To change settings for tabs in the Safari browser, click the gear icon on the right side of the browser panel. In the new tab, select Settings, and in the next window, select Tabs. And here in the line Open pages in tabs, not in windows: select the option you need.
Opera
IN Opera browser To change tab settings, click the Tools button on the panel. Select at the bottom of the new tab General settings. And in this tab, click on the Advanced panel and then the Tab Settings button. A window will open Additional settings tabs. Check the box next to the way you want to open tabs and click OK at the bottom.
Go to Home page site
One of the site visitors asked how open link in new HTML window. In this article I will answer this question.
What you will need
The visitor did not specify which editor he uses, so we will assume that it works directly in HTML. But this does not mean that you cannot follow these instructions if you use any visual editor to create a website. You'll just need to access the page layout. Most editors and blogging platforms allow you to manually edit the HTML code.
For example, if you're working in Expression Web, you can edit the page code by switching to "Code Mode" ( Code mode).
How to set links to open in a new tab or new browser window
thesitewizard.com
Change it to look like this:
thesitewizard.com
Now, when users click on this link, it will open in a new window or tab ( depending on what browser they are using and how it is configured).
Please note that if you are using a DOCTYPE with strict XHTML 1.0 or 1.1 syntax, you will not be able to use the above code and have the page validated at the same time. But I suspect that no one uses these standards. The "transitional" versions of these standards for opening in a new HTML window are fine for us, and they also support the target attribute.
If you're working in Expression Web, Dreamweaver, BlueGriffon, or KompoZer, click on the link you want to edit, go into HTML edit mode, and add the target="_blank" attribute.
This method doesn't have many advantages.
Many new webmasters think that by opening links in a new window, users are less likely to leave the site. This is fundamentally wrong. If someone clicks on a link and then wants to return to your site, they will simply click the "Back" button. Even the least technically savvy people will learn about this function immediately after getting acquainted with the Internet. Advanced users also know that you can use the “ Open link in new tab" (or " Open link in new window»).
By creating links that open in a new window, you prevent users from returning to your site. It may seem that they will easily return to the first window with your site. My experience is that this is not the case - people are confused by the back button not working. They don't even suspect that there is a new tab or a new window in front of them. When they can't quickly return to the previous page, they simply give up and move on to other resources.
Experienced users fare no better. They are very annoyed by your site’s “habit” of opening new windows without permission. That's why they are experienced users - if they wanted to open a new tab, they would do it themselves, and they don't like it at all that they do it without their consent. It's even worse if all your links open in a new window.
The site becomes vulnerable to phishing attacks
If you use the HTML open in new window button using target="_blank" , the site that the link leads to has access to the window/tab containing your page and can replace its content.
Not only will this not keep users on the site ( if you opened new tabs specifically for this purpose), but will also endanger visitors. For example, if you have a user login page, the site located on the link can replace it with a copy of yours, but at the same time collecting user logins and passwords. This type of attack is called “phishing”.
And this is not a theoretical vulnerability. Google security experts noted “ a significant number of messages» about such interception of tabs for the purpose of introducing malicious software.
For those who are interested - technical details. The site opened in a new window accesses your page through the window.opener object in JavaScript. This is a read/write object that can be manipulated. Among other things, you can change the window.opener.location property and force the browser to go to the new address to open the image in a new HTML window.
Some browsers allow you to prevent this behavior by adding a rel="noopener noreferrer" attribute to the link. The example given at the beginning of the article would look like this:
thesitewizard.com
In theory, both rel="noopener" and rel="noreferrer" should be enough to protect against such an attack when opening the page in a new HTML window. In this case, it is more correct to use the rel=”noopener” attribute, since rel=”noreferrer” has a side effect - the browser will not transmit the URL of the request source to the site. But at the moment, not all browsers support the rel="noopener" attribute. Likewise, rel="noreferrer" is not supported by some browsers. Therefore, if you want to protect users of as many browsers as possible, you will probably need to use both attributes.
However, this technique only works on current versions Chrome, Firefox and Safari. Internet Explorer this function does not support, although I quickly checked version 11 of IE, and it seems to be protected from such an attack with the default security settings. About Microsoft browser Edge I can’t say for sure.
In other words, the method described above cannot be called one hundred percent protection. The best way To avoid this problem - use normal links without the target="_blank" attribute.
Conclusion
A general recommendation is to avoid opening tabs in a new HTML window if possible. Of course, in some cases this cannot be avoided. In this situation, you can warn site visitors that “ Link opens in a new window" This won't help the average user much and won't protect them from phishing attacks through your site, but at least it won't annoy more experienced users.
To pin a tab, simply right clickcontrol click on it and select Pin a tab.
To pin multiple tabs at once: Select the required tabs (by Ctrl-clicking or Command-clicking on each tab), then right clickcontrol click one of them and select Pin tabs.
Adding tabs to bookmarks
Select the tab you want to bookmark, then right clickcontrol click on the tab and select Add a tab to bookmarks.
To bookmark multiple tabs at once: Select the ones you need (by Ctrl-clicking or Command-clicking on each one), then right clickcontrol click one of them and select Add tabs to bookmarks.... Give your new bookmarks folder a name and choose which folder to store it in. Click Add to bookmarks to finish.
To bookmark everything open tabs at a time: Select Bookmarks from the menu.
Right-click on any of the tabs and select Bookmark all tabs... from context menu. Right-click on any of these tabs, select Select all tabs from the context menu, then right-click on any tab and select Add tabs to bookmarks.... Give your new bookmarks folder a name and choose which folder to store it in. Click Add to bookmarks to finish.
- Hotkeys: You can also click Ctrl + Shift + Dcommand + Shift + D to bookmark all open tabs at once.
More detailed information about bookmarks can be found in the article
You can work on your computer faster if you optimally arrange your browser windows and tabs.
How to quickly switch between windows
Press and hold the key Alt. Then press and hold Tab until the desired window opens.
How to view two windows at the same time
Advice. You can also use the keyboard shortcut Alt + [ or Alt + ] to position the window on the left or right, respectively.
How to open and close windows or tabs
How to resize a window
How to rearrange tabs and pin them
You can place tabs with similar information side by side or open any of them in a new window. Tabs that are used regularly, for example to check email, can be pinned.
- To swap tabs, drag any of them to Right place in the current browser window.
- To open a tab in a new window, drag it outside the browser. If you move the tab to another browser window, it will open in that browser window. Otherwise, the tab will open in a new window.
- To pin a tab, right-click on it and select Pin a tab. It will appear on the left side of the browser window and will be smaller than the other tabs.
For most of us, the browser is the most popular and most frequently launched program on the computer. We use it to listen to music, watch movies, check email and so on. And although browsers are updated almost every week, they still have a lot of problems. One of them is that it is not the most convenient to work with big amount tabs.
In fact, working with tabs is like that joke about cats. Don't you like cats? You just don't know how to cook them. You just need to learn how to work with tabs and use the browser functions suitable for this. And you will not be able to understand how you lived before.
Keyboard shortcuts (hotkeys)
Hotkeys are a very convenient way to manage tabs. Especially when the tabs become so tiny that they are even awkward to click on.
- Ctrl+Tab- switch between tabs to the right side.
- Ctrl + Shift + Tab- switch between tabs to the left.
- Ctrl + W / Cmd + W on Mac- close the active tab.
These are just a few combinations that will allow you to quickly switch between tabs. Keyboard shortcuts exist. And some of them may force you to use your keyboard instead of your mouse to manage your tabs.
Remembering open tabs
When you constantly switch between a browser and another program, there is a chance that you may accidentally close the browser, and then you will have to open everything again. And it’s good if you remember what you had open. A browser feature that allows you to remember which tabs were open before closing it can save you from all this headache.
Enable this feature and thereby free yourself from unnecessary work in the future:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Starter group → Continue from the same place.
- Firefox: Settings → General → When Firefox starts → Show windows and tabs last opened.
- Apple Safari: Settings → General → Safari opens at startup → All windows from the last session.
Adding Tabs to Favorites
Another quick way to save open tabs so you can work with them later is to add them to a separate folder under Bookmarks. To do this, right-click on the tab and select “Add tabs to favorites.” The item name may vary depending on different browsers, but it is easy to understand that this is exactly the item you need. As a result, a folder with the site addresses you need will appear in your bookmarks. Next, right-click on this folder, select “Open all bookmarks” - all tabs are again in front of us.
Sorting tabs into separate browser windows
Who said that all tabs must be in one browser window? You can sort your tabs across different windows. For example, you can move all the tabs that relate to one project to one browser window, and everything related to entertainment to another, and so on. Just drag the tab to an empty space on your desktop and a new window will open. Another way is to right-click on a link or bookmark and select “Open in new window” from the list.
Selecting multiple tabs at once
You can perform various actions not with one tab, but with several at once. But to do this, you first need to select these same tabs. Hold down the Ctrl key (or Cmd on Mac) and select the tabs you currently need. That's it, now you can close them, reload them, add them to bookmarks, and so on.
Pin tabs
Modern browsers from good developers have a wonderful “Pin Tab” feature. This is very convenient if you keep one or another tab open all the time. For example, this could be a tab with Gmail or a music service. Once you pin a tab, it will be more difficult to close and will take up less space on the tab bar. Just right-click on the tab and select the desired item from the list.
Restoring a closed tab
Sometimes it turns out that you accidentally close a tab that you didn’t mean to close at all. Your hand twitched or you changed your mind at the moment of closing - anything can happen. To open this tab again, you can, of course, go to your browser history and find this site. Or you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + T (or Cmd + Shift + T on Mac in Chrome and Firefox and Cmd + Z in Safari) to bring back this tab. You can also right-click on any tab in your browser.
Tab Groups in Firefox
Almost five years ago, the developers added Firefox browser very cool feature, which is called “Tab Groups”, or “Panorama”. She practically performs the trick described above. We are talking about using different browser windows for tabs. Only here all this is done more beautifully, and you don’t need to create a lot of windows. A couple of clicks and you’ve already switched to working on another project or, conversely, having fun after work. To launch tab groups, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + E or Cmd + Shift + E on Mac.
I hope that now your work with more browser tabs will be a little easier.