How to Bookmark on MSN

If you spend time revisiting old email messages or working on unfinished drafts, you can access those messages quickly by bookmarking them. MSN Hotmail, now Windows Live Hotmail, has no bookmarking feature. You can, however, save the URLs that point you to your email messages, in the same way you save the location of any site on the Web. Do this by adding them as bookmarks to your browser.

Instructions

Locate Email Message

1. Visit the MSN Hotmail page, and log on to your Windows Live Hotmail account. Your account page appears.

2. Click the "Inbox" button to view your incoming messages.

3. Click one of the messages to open it. Hotmail displays the message and also shows a URL in your browser's address bar. This URL points to the current Hotmail message. You can bookmark this URL. The method you use depends on your browser.

Bookmark using Opera

1. Click the "Bookmarks" button at the top of Opera, and then click "Bookmark This Page." A menu opens.

2. Click the drop-down bux next to "Folder," and click one of the folders that appears in the drop-down menu.

3. Type a description of the email message in the "Name" text box and click "OK."

Bookmark using Firefox

1. Click the "Bookmarks" button at the top of Firefox, and then click Bookmark This Page." A menu opens.

2. Click the drop-down box next to "Folder," and click one of the folders that appears in the drop-down menu.

3. Type a description of the email message in the "Name" text box, and click "OK."

Bookmark using Google Chrome

1. Locate the star shaped icon on the right side of Chrome's address bar. This is the "Bookmark" button.

2. Click that button, and then click the "Folder" drop-down menu. A list of your bookmark folders appears.

3. Click the folder that you wish to hold the bookmark, and then type a description of the email message in the "Name" text box. Click "Done" to save the bookmark.

Bookmark using Safari

1. Click the "Plus" sign located on the left side of Safari's address bar. A menu opens.

2. Click the "Bookmark Bar" drop-down box, and then click the folder that you would like to hold your bookmark.

3. Type a description of the email message in the text box located above the drop-down menu, and click "Add" to save the bookmark.

Bookmark Using Internet Explorer

1. Click the "Favorites" button located near the top of Internet Explorer. A menu opens.

2. Click "Add to Favorites," and then click the "Create in" drop-down box to display a list of bookmark folders.

3. Click the folder that you wish to use to store your bookmark, and then type a description of the email message in the "Name" text box. Click "Add."

Tips & Warnings

• Add as many MSN bookmarks as you like to your browser. Remember that you can bookmark messages in other folders as well such as your "Sent" or "Draft" folder.

• If you put a checkmark next to "Keep Me Signed In" on the MSN Hotmail sign in page, the system keeps you signed in until you sign out. Consider checking this box if no one else uses your computer. You can then jump directly to bookmarked messages without having to sign in.

References

• Windows Live Hotmail: Manage Your Email In One Place

Resources

• Microsoft MSN: My MSN