How to Organize Web Bookmarks

Now that you've saved all those bookmarks, you need to put them in folders and organize them so you can find them more easily.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Internet Access
• Internet Explorer
• Netscape Navigator
• Netscape Navigator
• Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer

1. Choose Organize Favorites from the Favorites menu.

2. In the box that appears, click on a site that you want to move to a folder.

3. Click on Move to Folder.

4. Click on the folder you want, then click OK.

5. Click on Create Folder in the Organize Favorites box if you want to make a new folder. A new folder appears in the list.

6. Type in a folder name.

7. Click Close when you're finished moving favorites and creating folders.

Netscape Navigator

8. Open the Bookmarks menu and choose Go To Bookmarks.

9. Drag a bookmark to a new folder.

10. To make a new folder, right-click a bookmark and choose Insert Folder.

11. Type a name for the folder and click OK.

Tips & Warnings

• Click the minus or plus signs to open or close a folder.
• To save a copy of your bookmarks in case you need to refer back to the old list, choose Go To Bookmarks from the Bookmarks menu, then choose Save As from the File menu. Save the bookmarks under a new name.
• Press Ctrl+B for a shortcut to organize bookmarks.

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[rodrangra]

on 3/2/2009 Hi,I use and prefer Favoritus to organize my favorites: http://www.favoritus.com

[rodrangra]

on 3/2/2009 Hi,I use and prefer Favoritus to organize my favorites:http://www.favoritus.comI can associate my links with my own icons!

[idoru]

on 1/20/2009 Also an easy way to organize your bookmarks is to use a bookmark manager. I personally use Advanced URL Catalog which can be found at http://www.jordysoft.com/aucatalog/advanced-url-catalog.aspx

[idoru]

on 1/20/2009 a

on 11/22/2005 It's a good idea to categorize your bookmarks into several folders, and if there are a lot of links which fit under one category, use sub-categories. It is a lot easier to expand one or two folders to get to your bookmarks than to search through one long list.