Description: Use Safari Tabs preferences to specify how tabbed browsing works.

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# Using Safari Tabs preferences

Use the information here to set preferences for opening webpages in tabs. To view the tab bar, click the Safari window to make it active, and then choose View > Show Tab Bar.

| Preference | Explanation |
--- | --- | --- | ---
| Command (⌘)-click opens a link in a new tab | When this checkbox is selected, clicking a link in a webpage opens the link in a new tab. When it's deselected, clicking a link opens the webpage in a new window. |
| Select tabs and windows as they are created | To have new tabs or windows open in front of the one you’re currently viewing, select this checkbox. |
| Confirm when closing multiple pages | When you close a Safari window that contains muliple webpages open in tabs, all those webpages close. Select this checkbox if you want to see a warning message when you close a Safari window that contains multiple tabs. |

Some keyboard shortcuts change depending on which checkboxes you select in Tabs preferences. The list at the bottom of the Tab pane shows you the keyboard shortcuts.

### Related Topics

Setting up tabbed browsing

Opening new webpages in tabs