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Safari is opening a new window instead of a tab

When I click on a link in Mail it opens a new window in Safari, even though I have Safari set to open new stuff in tabs. This started with the new release of Safari. Any ideas?


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 5, 2020 1:46 PM

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Posted on Oct 11, 2020 12:15 PM

Hello Mike Lipay,


We understand that you're looking to have Safari open a new tab instead of a window when you click on a link.


In the Safari Preferences page, go back to the Tabs section. Select "Automatically" for the "Open pages in tabs instead of windows" option. Close out the menu, then open Safari and navigate to a webpage. Then click on a link from your email and see if that works for you.


Cheers!

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Oct 11, 2020 12:15 PM in response to Mike Lipay

Hello Mike Lipay,


We understand that you're looking to have Safari open a new tab instead of a window when you click on a link.


In the Safari Preferences page, go back to the Tabs section. Select "Automatically" for the "Open pages in tabs instead of windows" option. Close out the menu, then open Safari and navigate to a webpage. Then click on a link from your email and see if that works for you.


Cheers!

Safari is opening a new window instead of a tab

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