h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I only use MS IE browser at work cos that's what is on the machine (like many people, I guess).

Now that even MS IE implements multi-tabbed browsing isn;t it about time there was some way to stop it launching new browser windows when you click a link that tells it to launch a new window?

Just seems rather useless to implement tabs and then every time you click on a new browser link it doesn;t use the tabbed functionality.
I know Opera doesn;t seem to have this problem, it just launches a new browser window.

Or is there an IE 7 option I am missing out on that would set this for me?

Well you can right-click and tell it to open in new tab rather than a new window.

well, yes, but that isn't intuitive and quick enough - 2 clicks and a move vs. 1 click - not good enough

Plus I keep forgetting and it is annoying ending up with multiple pages and you can;t remember what is where.

If you have a wheeled mouse you could set up a preference so that wheel-clicking opens a link in a new tab, I think.

Middle-clicking opening a link in a new tab seems fairly standard. If that doesn't work, ctrl-clicking will. Other handy things:

Ctrl + tab (indent) = cycle through tabs.
Ctrl + shift + tab = cycle in reverse
Ctrl + t = new tab on homepage

There is an option somewhere to open new windows in a new tab. I found it a while ago. But I no longer have IE, so I can't tell you where it is. (Other people in the office have reverted to IE6, having had problems with IE7, so I can't even ask them.)

TRiG.

BBtM - middle mouse on mine just does the useless scrolly icon mouse mode thingy (technical term). I guess I could remap as ctrl-click but I want it to work how *I* want it to work I know, I know, doomed to a life of disappointment.

TRiG - Thanks for the false hope! I shall now have to go trawling through the sub menus to find it. If I don;t I shall be back with a basket load of 's and 's to fling in your general direction

well done TRiG - buffet contents will not become airborne

Tools -> Internet Options -> 'general' tab section 'Tabs' button 'Settings' has the option 'When a pop-up is encountered'

Mine was set to 'always open in new window' so changed to 'always open in new tab' and hey presto it no longer does it

It's so nice to be helpful to the lower orders.

TRiG.

Traveller in Times clicking once to open a new tab
"Press right, move down, release and the link has oopened in new tab. "