Q: Mrs. D wants to know:

How do I organize Internet Explorer’s Favorites and Netscape’s Bookmarks?

A: Part II How do I organize Netscape’s Bookmarks? (Version 4.61)

Bookmarks are a convenient way to organize and link to Web pages that you visit frequently.

To bookmark a web page:

1.Go to the web page you want to bookmark.

2.Click Bookmarks. On Mac OS, open the

Bookmarks menu--the green bookmark icon to the right of the Go menu.

3.Choose Add Bookmark.

The name of the currently displayed page is added as the last item in the Bookmark menu.

To revisit a bookmarked web page:

1.Click Bookmarks. On Mac OS, open the Bookmarks menu.

2.Choose a bookmarked page.

Organizing Your Bookmarks

Reordering Bookmarks

Click Bookmarks and choose Edit Bookmarks. (On Mac OS, open the Communicator menu and choose

Bookmarks). Then drag any bookmark, folder, or separator to reposition it. You can also drag and drop bookmarks into folders.

You cannot perform an automatic alphabetic sort, even if you choose By Name from the View menu.

Deleting Bookmarks

Click Bookmarks and choose Edit Bookmarks. (On Mac OS, open the Communicator menu and choose

Bookmarks). Click to select a bookmark, and press the Delete key.

Adding Folders

1.Click Bookmarks and choose Edit Bookmarks. (On Mac OS, open the Communicator menu and choose Bookmarks).

2.Click the item just above where you want to put a new folder.

3.Open the File menu and choose New Folder.

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

Quickly Filing Bookmarks

To file bookmarks as you create them, do one of the following:

Click Bookmarks and choose Edit Bookmarks. (On Mac OS, open the Communicator menu and choose

Bookmarks). Select a folder; choose New Bookmark from the File menu, then type a name and URL.

Drag the bookmark icon to the Bookmarks window. Drop the bookmark where you want it in the list

(Windows and Unix) Click Bookmarks and choose File Bookmark. Choose a folder in which to store a

bookmark for the current page.

(Windows and Unix) Drag the bookmark icon (or a highlighted link from a web page) to the Bookmarks

button. Drop the bookmark where you want it in the list.

Edit any current bookmark or bookmark folder:

1.Click Bookmarks and choose Edit Bookmarks. (On Mac OS, open the Communicator menu and choose Bookmarks).

2.Select a bookmark or bookmark folder.

3.From the Edit menu, choose Bookmark Properties.

4.To make a change, type a new name or URL.

(The URL field is dimmed if a folder is selected.)

5. (Optional) Type descriptive information in the Description field.

6.Click OK.

Next Month: How to save, move, copy and delete web sites, web pages and web graphics.

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Dale Wiley J

Computer Help ãJanuary 2000