Organizing Bookmarks

Organizing Bookmarks
	Chapter 2. Web navigation

Create a bookmark folder

As the number of bookmarks increases, so does the need for a system for organising them. The best way of doing so is to create a number of folders. Each folder should be a repository for web pages having something in common. The name of the folder should reflect this.

Mozilla has a special dialogue for managing bookmarks.

Bookmarks->Manage Bookmarks. This displays the Manage Bookmarks dialogue. In the window are a number of existing folders.
File->New->Folder OR click the New Folder icon.
Complete the details as shown on the following screen.
Click OK.

The new folder will be added to the set of existing folders.

The following screen illustrates a number of bookmark folders that have been created.

Folders that have bookmarks added to them are illustrated with a + symbol.

Click on the + symbol to expand the contents of the folder.

Add Web pages to a bookmark folder

Locate the web site you wish to bookmark.
Bookmarks->File Bookmark.
Select the folder in which you wish to place the bookmark.
Click OK.

The following screen illustrates a folder containing a number of bookmarks.

Access a web page bookmarked in a folder

Suppose we wish to access the Yahoo Advanced Web Search bookmark in the Search Engines folder.

Bookmarks->Search Engines->Yahoo Advanced Web Search.

Delete a bookmark

Bookmarks->Manage Bookmarks.
Expand the folder containing the bookmark you wish to delete.
Click on the bookmark to select it and press the Delete key.

Delete a folder and its contents

Bookmarks->Manage Bookmarks.
Make sure the folder is contracted: If it has been expanded, it will have a – sign in front of it and the bookmarks will be displayed below. If this is the case click the – sign.
Select the folder and press the Delete key.