Open DBxtra reports in web browser on a new tab

July 12th, 2012 4:03 pm

By default most web browsers decide what is best when they find a pop-up link, and usually every DBxtra report open from the Report Web Service is opened in a new window, if you want to always open every new report in a new tab instead you can do as follows:

Internet Explorer:

1.- Open Internet Explorer.

2.- Locate the menu bar, if you can’t see the menu bar, press the Alt key.

3.- Go to Tools->Internet Options.

4.- In the resulting window, in the General Tab you will see a Tabs section and a Tabs button, click it.

5.- In this new window, you will find a “When a pop-up is encountered” section and under it the “Always open pop-ups in a new tab” option, select it.

6.- Click Ok in both windows and every new report you open from the Report Web Service will be opened in a new tab.

Firefox:

1.- Open Firefox.

2.- Locate the menu bar, if you can’t see the menu bar, press the Alt key.

3.- Go to Tools->Options.

4.- In the resulting window, in the Tabs Tab you will see the “Open tabs instead of windows” option, select it.

5.- Click Ok and every new report you open from the Report Web Service will be opened in a new tab.

Safari:

1.- Open Safari.

2.- Locate the menu bar, if you can’t see the menu bar, press the Alt key.

3.- Go to Edit->Preferences..

4.- In the resulting window, in the Tabs Tab you will see the “Open pages in tabs instead of windows” option, select Always.

5.- Close that window and every new report you open from the Report Web Service will be opened in a new tab.