With tabs you can: Use one Internet Explorer window to view all your webpages. Open links in a background tab while viewing the page you're on. Save and open multiple ltiple webpages at once by using favorites and home page tabs. To get started: Press the CTRL key while clicking links (or use the middle mouse button). Click any tab with the middle mouse button to close it. Press ALT+ENTER from the address bar or search box to open the result in a new tab. Learn more about tabs Show more tab shortcuts