You'd think setting up Firefox or Chrome to open search queries in a new tab would be a simple settings tweak. You'd be wrong.
For Firefox, open the browser and type about:config in the address bar and hit enter.
Next, click the button promising to be careful when greeted by the warning message.
On the next page, find the line browser.search.openintab. On the right most column titled Value, you will see "false" listed. Double click it to turn it to "true."
Now, when you search for a term using the Google search bar in Firefox, your search results will open in a new tab.
For Chrome, you will need to install the Chrome Toolbox extension. And unfortunately for Mac users, this extension is severely limited and doesn't include the setting that allows you to open search queries made in Chrome's address bar in a new tab. PC users, keep reading.
After the extension installs, you will see that a small button (complete with a flaming gear icon) gets added to the right of the address bar. Click on the button and choose Options.
On the General tab of the Options window, find the last item listed
under the Tab header. Check the box for "When pressing enter in address
bar with a URL in it, open the URL in a new tab."
Now, a URL -- or any word -- typed into Chrome's address bar will open in a new tab.
For Chrome, you will need to install the Chrome Toolbox extension. And unfortunately for Mac users, this extension is severely limited and doesn't include the setting that allows you to open search queries made in Chrome's address bar in a new tab. PC users, keep reading.
After the extension installs, you will see that a small button (complete with a flaming gear icon) gets added to the right of the address bar. Click on the button and choose Options.
Now, a URL -- or any word -- typed into Chrome's address bar will open in a new tab.
