There is a way Joe - With IE you look at top of the IE Window - click on File - New - Window. You get a copy of the current Window. If you want something at the top of the page, such as 'Create new thread' or something in the "Quick links" drop down list, you can hit the Stop button as soon as it is visible, then with that page as displayed to open the new thread, or the drop down window.

There are probably similar tricks in other browsers.

Robin