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Internet Explorer 7 Tabbed Browsing

What is Tabbed Browsing? And How to Open a Website in a New Tab

SUMMARY: Explains tabbed browsing in Internet Explorer 7 and how to open websites in new tabs.

One of the features added to Internet Explorer 7 was the support of tabbed browsing, already available in many other web browsers. With tabbed browsing you can view multiple websites inside one browser window, uncluttering your Windows Taskbar and desktop.

Screenshot - Example of Internet Explorer 7's tabbed browsing feature.

To open a new tab inside the current Internet Explorer 7 window, perform one of the following tasks:

* Press CONTROL-T to open a new tab.

* Move your mouse pointer to the right of the last tab in your Internet Explorer 7 tab bar and an icon should appear along with a tooltip "New Tab (Ctrl + T)". Click that icon. View the below screenshot for clarification.

Opening a new tab inside an Internet Explorer 7 browser window.

Is tabbed browsing disabled in Internet Explorer 7 and you want to turn it on?