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Reorganize your home page tabs

The information in this Help topic applies to Windows Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Internet Explorer 8.

By default, home page tabs are ordered chronologically, with the most recently added webpage being the first tab. To reorder the home page tabs, follow these steps:

  1. Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, and then clicking Internet Explorer.

  2. Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.

  3. Click the General tab.

  4. Under Home Page, select the home page your want to move, right-click it, and then click Cut.

  5. Click at the beginning of the line where you want to move the home page address, and then press ENTER to create an empty line. Right-click the empty line, and then click Paste.

  6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each home page you want to move.

  7. Click OK to save your changes and exit.

Tip

Tip

You can use a text editor, such as Notepad or your word processor to edit and rearrange your home pages. To do this, follow steps 1 through 3 above to get to the General tab. Select all of the home pages, right-click one of the selected pages, and then click Cut. Open Notepad or your word processor and then paste the home page list. Organize the home page list in the order you prefer by cutting and pasting. When you're done, select the list and copy it back into the Home Page section in Internet Explorer.

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