Go to "Tools > Options > Tabs, then chose "a new tab"
Although I find it does not necessarily open a new tab every time so sometimes you need to use the back back button.
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If you are new to FF, then these are some useful Recommended Add-Ons:
Foxmarks: Sync tool for networking "Bookmarks" Foxmarks: Frequently Asked Questions:
http://wiki.foxmarks.com/wiki/Foxmarks:_Frequently_Asked_Questions#Using_Other_ServersAdblock plus: (stops pesky adverts appearing on sites)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865Grab the British English dictionary from here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:3Also, spell checker for FF you will need to get "spellbound" as ieSpell only works in IE.
http://spellbound.sourceforge.net/IEtab: (for those sites that don't display well in firefox)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419Back to top:
http://customsoftwareconsult.com/extensions/Firefoxview: Firefox to IE:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/223IE View: IE to the fox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/35View Cookies: (allows you to manage/export your cookies)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/315No Script, is a Add-on that stops Java running unless you allow it, some people like this, some don`t.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722Another addon which can be very useful is "Add bookmark here" which adds a menu item of that name to the bottom of every bookmark section.
Quickdrag:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6912Foxy tunes:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/219Downthemall: (a very powerful download manager)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/201***********************************************
HINTS & TIPS:-
In "Tools / Options / General" you can set your start-up page to either your home page, a blank page, or the windows and tabs from your previous session.
On the tabs tab of options, you can actually force sites that would normally open in a new window to open in a new tab (This is the default setting).
The search box on the tool bar is set to google as default, but there is a nifty drop-down list of other searches which is customisable.
For example to be able to directly search wikipedia, imdb, bbc news, etc.
Disable blinking elements.
To stop blinking elements, use " about:config " to change the value of the preference browser." blink_allowed to false ".
Restart Firefox for the changes to take place
To stop FF taking over Favourite/Bookmark shortcut icons with it's own:
Set FF not to use favicons. Type " about:config " into the address bar, then type " browser.chrome " into the filter field then set the value of these two preferences to " false " by double-clicking on them. " browser.chrome.favicons " - " browser.chrome.site_icons "
Question: Is there any way of being able to send a shortcut to the desktop as you can with IE.
Answer: (NO) Just drag the url icon straight to the desktop.
Theres loads more to cover just about everything.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1
