Probably an easy answer to this but I cant find one!

When I am browsing a web page in IE, and see a link, I can right click on it and then "Open in New Window". The problem I have is that the new page always opens at half-screen size - is there a way to set it so that the new window is always maximised/full screen.

Yep, some page you opened in the past has set the size and IE has remembered it. Open something in a new window, resize it to the size you want, then close it with the Ctrl button held down. Close your main window the same way, then start up again and you should be AOK.

PS did you know that Shift+click opens links in a new window in IE without the need for a right-click?

PS did you know that Shift+click opens links in a new window in IE without the need for a right-click?

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I use the mousewheel button in firefox to open in a new tab. Much neater

I just wish there was an option in firefox to stop using tabs - I personally detest the tabs taking up screen estate, my taskbar grouping does the job better and faster. I can see the beauty of tabs but it should be a config option (similarly IE should offer tabbed browsing for those who do want it )

Tabbed browsing is the future. Didnt quite see the point when using it at first but now it invaluable. IE7 will make a big fuss about the beauty of tabbed browsing when its released.

Can see why it would be popular but it takes up screen space - it's the thing I like most about FF, showing max web page, minimum clutter. I know it's the future, although it's really that past as it's a very old UI concept, MS uses it all over the place for tabbed forms, pretty sure we had some in our WFW3.11 product (so quite a while ago).

You can turn off most of Firefox's tab behaviour from the preferences (that's if you really want multiple instances of a browser chewing up your memory :P )

Yep' date=' some page you opened in the past has set the size and IE has remembered it. Open something in a new window, resize it to the size you want, then close it with the Ctrl button held down. Close your main window the same way, then start up again and you should be AOK.

PS did you know that Shift+click opens links in a new window in IE without the need for a right-click?[/quote']

Cheers Nick - but this doesn't seem to work. Any other ideas?

Probably an easy answer to this but I cant find one!

When I am browsing a web page in IE, and see a link, I can right click on it and then "Open in New Window". The problem I have is that the new page always opens at half-screen size - is there a way to set it so that the new window is always maximised/full screen.

Bumping an old thread - but I've got this problem again.

Nick's recommended fix doesn't seem to work - any other ideas?

I use the mousewheel button in firefox to open in a new tab. Much neater

Or [Ctrl] + click

Or [Ctrl] + click

Or laptops users, press both mouse buttons at once

And back on topic please....