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Web Page Bookmarks / FavoritesBookmarks (called "Favorites" in Internet Explorer) record an Internet URL so you can revisit it later without having to remember its address. Bookmarks are one of the early innovations of the Mosaic web browser. The first bookmarks were simple lists of URL's stored in a "Bookmark" menu. They couldn't be sorted, and all new sites went to the bottom of the bookmark list. Today, modern browsers and third party bookmark managers provide a range of advanced management features. A knowledge of Bookmarks enables you to easily revisit the sites you like without having to remember their exact URLs. You can collect lists of good sites, and build up a library of your favorite and most useful destinations. The following sections provide more information on bookmark use, managers, categories, editing, Explorer features, and Firefox features. Use. Once you add a bookmark to your list, you simply select it from your browser's bookmark list to revisit the page. You add a page to your bookmarks by visiting it and then adding it with your browser's add bookmark feature.
Managers. A range of third party tools have been developed to help you manage bookmarks. Many provide import and export capability with the leading browsers. Different bookmark managers provide different capabilities, such as advanced organization and searching features, automatic checking for dead links, upload to the web, and other functions. You can find more information at the following sites: Categories. Managing bookmarks consists of deciding on a set of categories in which to store your bookmarks. Most browsers come with a built-in set of categories and bookmarks, but you should create your own so they aren't cluttered by sites you don't use. A representative set of top-level category folders is listed below, with the most frequently used items shown at the top above a separator bar:
The four basic skills of bookmark category management are described below:
Editing. You can edit your bookmarks with the leading browsers as described below.
Explorer features. The following resources help you manage your bookmarks in Internet Explorer:
Firefox features. Building on its Netscape heritage, Firefox has the following unique bookmark functions:
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