How Do I Prevent Hyperlinks from Opening in a New Window?

Hi,
Does anyone know how to make links in the current presentation open in the same window?
While I understand that ordinarily it would make sense to have links in the middle of the presentation open in new windows so as to not make users lose their current place in a presentation when they click on a link, my presentation ends with a link to a quiz on a secure server. Because the link in Presenter forces a new window to open, it is not evident to all users that the link does anything. This is especially true for IE users.
Thanks for the help,
Todd

You do not need to move your cursor much when pressing the mouse button to cause the tab to tear-off/tear-away into a new tab. No "sensitivity" setting that I am aware of. The tab in the new window can be dragged back to the original window.
To disable the feature, install this: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bug489729-disable-detach-and-t/
*Read the information on the above page
*Set options for the add-on: Add-ons > Extensions, click Options next to the specific Extension (the 2 options are defined/explained in the above page).
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