How to Open a Page in a New Window

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Using Keyboard Shortcuts

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Opening a New Window in Your Browser

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Adding a New Tab to Your Browser

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Q&A

Do you have difficulty opening multiple tabs in your browser window? This article shows you how to open links in new tabs and windows in multiple browsers.

Method 1

Method 1 of 4:

Using Right Click

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Right click on the link on your current window.
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Choose Open in New Window. The page will open in a new window. Alternatively, you can pick Open in New Tab if you want it to open in a new tab within your window.

Method 2

Method 2 of 4:

Using Keyboard Shortcuts

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Find the link you want to click or enter the web address you want in your URL bar. Don't click or press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return yet.
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Hold down your ⇧ Shift (Mac) or ⇧ Shift (Windows) button.
- If you want to open the link in a new background tab, hold ⌘ Cmd (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows) instead.
- If you want to open the link in a new foreground tab, hold both ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift or Ctrl+⇧ Shift (Windows) instead.
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As you hold the button, click the link you want to go to, or press ↵ Enter. This will open it in a new window.

Method 3

Method 3 of 4:

Opening a New Window in Your Browser

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Locate and click the File option in your browser menu. This is generally at the top of your browser window.
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Select New Window. The wording may vary on different browsers, but in general you'll see an option for both opening a New Tab and opening a New Window, so select whichever suits your needs.
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Wait for the new window/tab to load up. Then enter the URL you want to go to in the address bar and click ↵ Enter (Windows) or ⏎ Return (Mac) to load the new web page.

Method 4

Method 4 of 4:

Adding a New Tab to Your Browser

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Look for the "add new tab" icon at the top of your browser. In general, this is near the URL text box and either looks like a small tab or has a plus sign, but the exact appearance will depend on your browser.
- In Chrome, it resembles a blank box, and in Safari and Firefox it has a plus sign on it.
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Click the button. You'll see a blank page.
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Enter the URL of the page you want to see in the address bar.
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Click ↵ Enter (Windows) or ⏎ Return (Mac). You'll see the desired page load up.

Community Q&A

Question

How do I set it up to automatically open a link in a new window?

Community Answer

There is currently no setting in Google Chrome that controls this. You'll have to right-click on the link, and select "Open in new tab" or "Open in new window." Other browsers may allow you to specify options when a link is clicked.
Question

How do I create a copy of the existing browser tab?

Community Answer

If you want to open another copy of an existing tab, right click on the tab and select the 'duplicate' option.