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By following the steps presented below you can change this default behavior in Firefox. You can hide the Tab Bar – it will remain hidden until you launch a second tab. Here is what you have to do.
Step 1. Launch the Firefox web browser.
Step 2. From the list of menus at the top, click Tools.
Step 3. In the dropdown menu that appears click Options (at the bottom of the list).
Step 4. In the Options window click Tabs.
Step 5. Uncheck the box next to Always show the tab bar.
Step 6. Click OK and you’re done.
Tips and warnings
- You can also open a new tab by pressing the plus sign in the Tab Bar. Or by pressing this keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + T. If you want to check out some other Firefox keyboard shortcuts, a complete list is available here.
- If you don’t like the fact that the Tab Bar is hidden, you could always un-hide it. Follows steps 1 through 4 in the tutorial presented above. When you get to step 5, check the box next to Always show the tab bar, then press OK.
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