Is there a way to make Internet Explorer open a link in a new browser tab, instead of in a whole new window?
Right-clicking the link you want to open on the current page and choosing “Open in New Tab†from the drop-down menu is one way to avoid having a whole new browser window appear. If you want to make the process a little more automatic, though, you can adjust Internet Explorer's settings.
In Internet Explorer 7 and later, go to the Tools menu (or click the gear icon in later versions of the program) in the browser toolbar and select Internet Options; hold down the ALT key if you do not see a menu bar in the browser window. In the Internet Options box, click the General tab and then click the Settings button; in Internet Explorer 10, click the Tabs button here instead.
In the Settings box, make sure the box to enable tabbed browsing is checked. In the area under “When a popup is encountered ,†select “Always open pop-ups in a new tab.†Click the O.K. button until you have closed all the settings and options boxes. Now, when you click on a link that is coded to open in its own new window, the page should open in a new tab within your existing browser window.
