Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Get more out of Internet Explorer 7 tabs when using Windows XP

This tip applies to Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional.Many Windows XP users upgraded to Internet Explorer 7 to take advantage of the tabs
feature. Here are some shortcuts and tricks that you can use to get even more out
of Internet Explorer 7’s tabs.
  • While clicking the tabs to switch between them is handy, you can also switch between
    tabs by pressing [Ctrl][Tab].
  • If you have a wheel mouse, you can open a link in a new tab by clicking the link
    with the wheel button.
  • While you can start a new tab by clicking the small New Tab button, you can also
    open a new tab by pressing [Ctrl]T.
  • If you’re scanning several sites on multiple tabs and want to return to this same
    set of tabs at a later date, click the Add To Favorites button and use the Add Tab
    Group To Favorites command.
  • If you have a wheel mouse, you can close any tab by clicking it with the wheel
    button.
  • When scanning several sites on multiple tabs, you can click and drag the tabs
    in any arrangement that you wish.