How to Open Multiple Tabs at Once on Chrome

This wikiHow teaches you how to open multiple URLs in different tabs when starting Chrome on your computer.

Steps

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    Open Chrome. It’s the round red, yellow, blue, and green icon typically found in the Windows menu (PC) or the Applications folder (Mac).
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    Click ⁝. It’s at the top-right corner of the screen.
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    Click Settings.
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    Scroll down to the “On startup” box. It’s near the bottom of the page.
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    Select Open a specific page or set of pages. Two new links will appear just below the box.
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    Click Add a new page. It’s the first of the two new links that appeared.
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    Enter the URL of one of the pages. If you copied the URL from the address bar or any other location, click the box, then press Ctrl+V (Windows) or ⌘ Cmd+V (macOS) to paste it.
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    Click Add. This URL is now set to automatically open when you launch Chrome.
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    Click Add a new page to add another page. Again, type or paste another URL into the box, then click Save. Repeat this step for each page you want to open in a new tab.
    • The next time you open Chrome on your computer, all of the pages you entered will open in their own tabs.
    • To test the behavior, close Chrome, then re-open it.

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Nicole Levine, MFA
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Nicole Levine, MFA
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This article was written by Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 17,653 times.
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Updated: September 14, 2020
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