Control Your Firefox Links

Wouldn’t you like to have more control over how other programs open up links inside of Firefox? Sometimes it is annoying to see that some programs open up a new Firefox window, while others replace a Web page I might already be looking at inside of Firefox. This is how you control where links from other applications open Firefox.

At the top of Firefox, you need to click on Tools, then Options. This should open up a new window where your Firefox options are. Now navigate over to the Advanced section. Under the section for tabbed browsing, you should see a few options. What I want you to look for is “Open links from other applications in:”.

Once you find that, you are given three choices. You can have them open up in a new window. This means that a new Firefox browser window will open to display the link. You can have it open up in a new tab. This means that the link will open up in a new tab inside your current Firefox window. The last option is to open in the most recent tab or window. This is when the link opens in whatever tab or Firefox window you might currently be running.

Personally I like to have mine open in a new tab in the most recent window. That way I don’t have to worry about multiple Firefox windows running with different tabs. It is all about how you like to organize. Some other folks might like to have it different. The important thing to remember here is that you have the choice. So play around with the options and see which one you like best.

Also, if you have any other Firefox tips that you’d like to share with the rest of the world, make sure you let me know!