Description: To browse multiple web pages as a set of tabs, choose View > Show Tab Bar, and set Tab preferences.
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# Browsing in tabs

You can browse webpages by viewing them as separate tabs within the Safari window.

To set preferences for how tabbed browsing works, choose Safari > Preferences and click Tabs.

## Here are some options for browsing in tabs:

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To view the tab bar, if it’s hidden: Choose View > Show Tab Bar.

The tab bar is visible as long as you have multiple tabs open. You can hide the tab bar if only a single tab is open.

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To open a webpage as a tab: Press the Command key while you click the Back or Forward buttons or a link on a webpage.

You can also open the bookmarks list as a tab by Command-clicking the open-book icon.

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To open multiple bookmarks in tabs: Click the open-book icon, select the bookmarks you want to open, and then press the Space bar.

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To open a folder of bookmarks as a set of tabs from the bookmarks bar, click the open-book icon, click Bookmarks Bar in the left column, and then select the Auto-Click checkbox next to the folder’s name.

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To rearrange tabs: Drag them back and forth in the tab bar.

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To move a tab to a new window: Choose Window > “Move Tab to New Window.”

You can also move a tab to a window by positioning the pointer over the tab and then holding down the mouse button while you drag the tab to the desktop or to another Safari window.

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To combine several Safari windows into a single window with multiple tabs: Choose Window > Merge All Windows.

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To bookmark a set of tabs: Choose Bookmarks > Add Bookmarks For These Tabs.

The bookmarks are placed in a Saved Tabs folder in the bookmarks bar.

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To close a tab: Click the X button.

You can also work with tabs by Control-clicking a tab and choosing an option from the shortcut menu.

### Related Topics

Setting up tabbed browsing

Opening new webpages in tabs

Safari shortcuts