New Tab

[ImLostAgain]

Is there any way to force firefox to open a new tab at my homepage? I am using a windows 8 laptop.

[WyeDyed]

I'm not sure that I understand your question. If you right click on a link, there is an option to open in new tab.

[ImLostAgain]

Hi WyeDyed, thanks for answering.
Ok, so when I'm on my homepage and need a new tab I click on the new tab box and it opens but with choices of web sites I've been to lately.
What I want it to do is open at my google homepage every time.
There was a way to do it in XP but I cant remember what it was or even if the same process will work.
Hope that makes sense!

[dr b]

There's an add-on for that:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/homepage-new-tab/

[Alston]

Hi ILA....dr b has prescribed as I would.

Al.

[ImLostAgain]

Ok thanks for that. Much better, although it still shows the other sites at least the google search-bar is prominently displayed at the top.
I can live with that.
Thank you all.

[Alston]

ILA.... The suggestion from dr b and myself is still Not ideal for what you require. There must be an answer somewhere.

In fact, a short while back, I downloaded the 'addon' and have now deleted it. There was Not any difference to what I already have when opening a new tab....A page of recently visited sites, along with a Google search box which enlarges when clicked.

Al.

[dr b]

There is a rather fiddly way to do it:

1. In the Location bar, type about:config and press Enter. The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear. Click I'll be careful, I promise!, to continue to the about:config page.

2. Type browser.newtab.url in the search box. Double-click the browser.newtab.url preference and change the url from about:newtab to about:blank. Alternately, you can change it to about:home for the Firefox Google home page, or type in your preferred home page, for example google.com.

3. Click OK and close the about:config tab.

[ImLostAgain]

Tarrah !!!! Success. Brilliant dr b, exactly what I wanted and easy to follow instructions. Many thanks and many thanks to everyone else.