Safari-Can't open a new tab!

[claire]

There is no 'new tab' option in 'file', 'command - T' doesn't work and neither does holding the command key while clicking a link...

 

What happened to my tabs?? :(

[Goku]

There is no 'new tab' option in 'file', 'command - T' doesn't work and neither does holding the command key while clicking a link...

 

What happened to my tabs?? :(

Hello and Welcome to Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help Claire. :)

 

Are you sure you have enabled tabbed browsing in Safari. To enable tabbed browsing in Safari, do the following:

 

1. Open Safari.

2. Open Preferences.

3. Click Tabs.

4. Check the box that says Enable Tabbed Browsing.

 

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/05/enabletabbedbrowsing.jpg

 

Other useful shortcuts & tricks:

 

Open links in new tabs: If you have a scroll-wheel mouse, click the link with the scroll-wheel button. If you have a regular mouse, command-click the link instead. Add the Shift key to select the new tab after opening it. If you always want to select new tabs as they are created, open Preferences (Command-,) and check the proper option in the Tabs pane.

 

Create a new empty tab: Press Command-T or select File -> New Tab.

 

Open a folder of bookmarks into separate tabs: Control-click (right-click) a folder in your bookmark bar or Bookmarks window and choose Open in Tabs.

 

Closing tabs: Click the close X in the corner of the tab to close it. Holding down option closes all tabs but the current one.

 

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/05/tabclosing.jpg

 

Navigate tab history: Each tab has a separate history. You can navigate through the history using Command-Left Arrow and Command-Right Arrow (alternatively, Command-[ and Command-]).

 

Check out the command cheat sheet: Open the Tabs pane in Safari Preferences (Command-,) and pay attention to the bottom of the pane. You'll find a four-item cheat sheet showing you the various Command-click options with modifiers. These change based on whether you have enabled tabbed browsing.

 

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/05/taboptions.jpg

 

Also, to extend the usability of the Tabs, you might want to try this add-on. :)

 

SafariTabs 0.6.1

 

Hope that helps. :)

 

-- Goku

[claire]

Thanks for the help! :D

 

Funny thing... All the stuff that you said should be checked was, but it wasn't working. So I unchecked it all... And it started working. I looked at it today again, and the it's all checked again and working... Strange...

 

Thanks again!

[Goku]

Thanks for the help! :D

 

Funny thing... All the stuff that you said should be checked was, but it wasn't working. So I unchecked it all... And it started working. I looked at it today again, and the it's all checked again and working... Strange...

 

Thanks again!

Glad I could help, Claire. The next time you have a problem, you know where to ask. :)

 

-- Goku

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