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Old 08-08-2007   #15 (permalink)
Tom Allen


 
 

Re: Minimizing more than one site . .


"debarybabs" <debarybabs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Tom . . thank you once again for your help. I had the tabbed box
> checked
> already. I didn't know about the CTRL when clicking onto another link
> that I
> want to leave open with the other. I 've tried it, and it's working .
> .
>
> Blessings to you Tom . . this will make my work day run more smoothly
> . .
> what a time saver for me!!
>
> Thanx again
> --
> debarybabs
>


You're welcome - if you have a number of sites you often use together
you might want to investigate 'tab groups', that is a group of sites in
Favorites that will all open together - a few more seconds saved in a
busy day.

Tom






>
> "Tom Allen" wrote:
>
>>
>> "debarybabs" <debarybabs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4DD98614-67B9-4F44-92E6-4F13BFAA7441@microsoft.com...
>> >I often find it necessary to go from one site to another. I have
>> >tried
>> >to
>> > minimize one site, and then go to another . . . I'm unable to do
>> > this
>> > with
>> > Vista.
>> > Perhaps, I have to do more than just click onto minimize.
>> > Can someone help me with this . . it is so time consuming to have
>> > to
>> > go back
>> > and logon to the first site.
>> >
>> > Thanx,
>> >
>> > --
>> > debarybabs

>>
>> I think Malke and Wayne have already given you the solution but also
>> from my understanding of your requirement you really need to make use
>> of
>> the 'tabbed browsing' facility available in Internet Explorer 7 ( but
>> not avbl in earlier versions ) which is a much slicker way of having
>> multiple web sites up at one time.
>>
>> Look in
>> Internet Options - General - 'Tabs' section Settings.
>> Is the 'Enable Tabbed Browsing' check box checked ? If not then
>> click
>> on it and OK that. (Change any other settings there to suit)
>>
>> You can then open separate sites in the one Internet Explorer window
>> and
>> just select the appropriate tab at the top to jump between those
>> sites.
>>
>> You can either allow links to come up in new tabs, or use that small
>> blank 'new tab' square to open one ready for you to enter a new URL,
>> or
>> force a new tab by pressing Ctrl when clicking on a link. The tab
>> currently in use has an X which closes that site if/when required.
>>
>> Tabbed browsing was introduced in IE7, which comes with Vista, to
>> obviate the use of separate Internet Explorer windows/instances. Give
>> it
>> a go.
>>
>> Then again if I've misunderstood what you are after . . . .
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>>
>>



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