How to "Pin a Tab" In Your Browser

As a Virtual Assistant, I’m tracking many things on the internet every day using a browser. Among them are client email accounts, calendars, and social media.

For my own business, I’m constantly looking at my email, project management software, my calendar, my contact database, and more. And that’s in addition to whatever I’m working on at the moment.

Taken together, that means that I usually have 20 tabs or more open in my browser, a reality which can make for a crowded space! So, when I discovered “Tab Pinning” I was thrilled.

By pinning a tab, we reduce its size, taking up much less space at the top of the browser.

Here’s an example in Firefox:

The smaller tabs on the left are pinned (the two on the right are not). You can still tell what they are by their icons – above you see, in order, Gmail, Toggl, Contactually, Pandora, Google Sheets, and one of my new favorite tools, Time Zone Converter, something I use when I’m scheduling meetings across time zones.

To pin a tab, right-click on it and you’ll see this window:

Click on Pin Tab and the tab will get smaller and move to the left of your unpinned tabs. To unpin the tab, just right-click on it again and choose Unpin Tab.

Once pinned, you can slide tabs back and forth in whatever order you like. Plus, even after you close your browser, your pinned tabs will automatically appear the next time you open it.

Get pinning today!

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