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Not able to have two tabs of the same page anymore!!!

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I like to be able to have two tabs of the same page open so I can switch between an email that I'm responding to and the one I'm composing. The new update won't let me do this!! It keeps merging them into one tab!! Help!!!

I like to be able to have two tabs of the same page open so I can switch between an email that I'm responding to and the one I'm composing. The new update won't let me do this!! It keeps merging them into one tab!! Help!!!

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If you hold down the control key and then drag the tab onto the tab bar it will create a duplicate tab.

If you want to disable the "Switch to tab" option you can use the Switch to Tab no more add-on - https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/switch-to-tab-no-more

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It worked!! THANK YOU!! I'm such a creature of habit. Pathetic.

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You can also middle-click the Refresh button at the right end of the location bar to duplicate a tab.

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In FireFox 4.0.1 (German) I have to hold down the option key and then drag the tab onto the tab bar to create a duplicate tab. Using the control key offers a menu …