"Brent" <Brent@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> But, the new tab or window ends up unselected. The page you see before
> clicking open with new tab/window stays current even after clicking the link.
> The new tab/window should become the active but it's not.


Sounds like you want to have new tabs open in the "foreground"
instead of the "background"?

The documentation for the Open new tab option seems to be
slightly deficient on that matter.

E.g. we're told:

<quote>
Open links in a new tab in the background CTRL+click
Open links in a new tab in the foreground CTRL+SHIFT+click
</quote>

(F1 Help - Search for "new tab" AND click)
Tabbed Browsing: frequently asked questions
What mouse and keyboard shortcuts can I use when working with tabs?
)


However, it appears that the actual results of those actions
depend on a user's setting of

Always switch to new tabs when they are created.

Middle click (aka wheel click) isn't documented there but I suspect that
its action may be reversed by that option as well.


FYI

Robert Aldwinckle
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>
> "rocky" wrote:
>
>> Middle click on a link to open it in a new tab. If this doesn't work, go to
>> Tools-->Internet Options-->Tabs section-->Settings button and make sure that
>> "Let Internet Explorer decide how pop-ups should open" or "Always open
>> pop-ups in a new tab" is selected and "A new tab in the current window" is
>> selected. The "Let Internet Explorer decide..." option opens unresizable
>> pop-ups in a new window and resizable pop-ups in a new tab.
>>
>> "_adrian" wrote:
>>
>> > So there's no way to hard-set something that EVERY time I link a link
>> > (event) it opens in a new tab?
>> >
>> >
>> >