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Netscape Navigator 7

Managing Bookmarks

Once you begin creating bookmarks, you will find it useful to manage your bookmark file. Choose the management task below which fits your need.

return to topInserting Bookmark Items

You can insert three types of items into the bookmark list: New Bookmarks, New Folders, and New Separators. To review the process for making a bookmark, refer to Bookmark Basics.

Inserting New Bookmarks

Bookmarks are used to book your favorite web sites to make it easy for you to return to them.

  1. From the Bookmarks menu, select Manage Bookmarks...
    The Bookmarks for default dialog box appears.

  2. From the File menu, select New » Bookmark
    The Add Bookmark dialog box appears.
    new bookmark dialog box

  3. In the Name text box, type an appropriate name for the new bookmark

  4. In the Location text box, type an address you want to bookmark

  5. Click OK
    A new bookmark has been created.

  6. Click CLOSEclose icon

Inserting New Folders

Folders are used to organize bookmarks into categories and limit the number displayed on the first level of the Bookmarks menu. Folders can be especially helpful for large bookmark collections.

  1. From the Bookmarks menu, select Manage Bookmarks...
    The Bookmarks for default dialog box appears.

  2. From the File menu, select New » Folder
    OR
    From the toolbar, click NEW FOLDER
    The Create New Folder dialog box appears.

  3. In the Create a New Folder named text box, type an appropriate name for the folder

  4. Click OK
    A new folder has been created.

  5. Click CLOSEclose icon

Inserting New Separators

Separators are divider lines that are used to group bookmarks into categories/sections. They can be used in the first level of bookmarks or within folders. Separators can help make a longer list easier to read by visually dividing the list into groups.

  1. From the Bookmarks menu, select Manage Bookmarks...
    The Bookmarks for default dialog box appears.

  2. Select the bookmark or folder you want the separator to appear under
    OR
    To place the separator in a folder,
    1. Open the desired folder

    2. Select the bookmark or folder you want the separator to appear under

  3. From the File menu, select New » Separator
    OR
    From the toolbar, click NEW SEPARATOR
    A separator appears under the selected bookmark or folder.

  4. Repeat step 2 and 3 as necessary

  5. Click CLOSE close icon

return to topModifying Bookmarks

To make your bookmarks more efficient and useful, you can adjust the name and description of a bookmark in the Bookmark Properties dialog box. A description can be used to make helpful notes about the site, such as a required password for the site or other tips for using the site (e.g., what links to select). If you add descriptions to your bookmarks entries, you may want to view your bookmarks as a Netscape page.

Adjusting the Name and Description of a Bookmark

  1. From the Bookmarks menu, select Manage Bookmarks...
    The Bookmarks for default dialog box appears.

  2. Select the bookmark or folder you want to modify

  3. From the Edit menu, select Properties...
    The Properties dialog box appears.

  4. Select the Info tab

  5. In the Name text box, make the appropriate change

  6. In the Location (URL) text box, make the appropriate change

  7. OPTIONAL: In the Keywords text box, type the keywords to identify the site

  8. OPTIONAL: In the Description text box, type the description of the site

  9. Click OK

  10. Click CLOSEclose icon

return to topDeleting Bookmark Items

At times, you may decide that you no longer want a bookmark, or separator, on the list. The site may have moved or become inaccessible, or you may not need to visit it anymore. You may also delete those folders or separators that are no longer useful.

  1. From the Bookmarks menu, select Manage Bookmarks...
    The Bookmarks for default dialog box appears.

  2. Select the item you want to delete

  3. From the toolbar, click DELETE
    OR
    Press [Delete]

  4. Click CLOSE close icon

return to topSorting Bookmarks

Netscape allows you to move items in the bookmark list by clicking and dragging them to where you want them to appear, or by sorting them in different ways.

  1. From the Bookmarks menu, select Manage Bookmarks...
    The Bookmarks for default dialog box appears.

  2. Click and hold the mouse button over the item you wish to move

  3. Drag the item to the desired location

  4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 as necessary

  5. OPTIONAL: To sort items by name, location, keyword, description, etc, from View menu, select the desired sorting method

  6. Click CLOSEclose icon

  7. Sorting

return to topSaving a Bookmark List as an HTML File

Your bookmarks are automatically saved when you are working with Netscape. You may want to use the Save process if you want to make a copy of your bookmarks. This may be helpful if you need to transfer the bookmarks to another computer, or you want to share them with a colleague.

Windows:

  1. From the Bookmarks menu, select Manage Bookmarks...
    The Bookmarks for default dialog box appears.

  2. From the Tools menu, select Export...
    The Export bookmark file dialog box appears.

  3. From the Save in pull-down list, select the desired location

  4. In the File name text box, type an appropriate filename

  5. From the Save as type pull-down list, select HTML Files

  6. Click SAVE

Macintosh:

  1. From the Bookmarks menu, select Manage Bookmarks...
    The Bookmarks for default dialog box appears.

  2. From the Tools menu, select Export...
    The Export bookmark file dialog box appears.

  3. From the Save as text box, type the appropriate filename followed by an .html extension
    EXAMPLE: Bookmark.html
    NOTE: If the filename does not have an .html extension, Netscape will only save it as a text file.

  4. From the Format pull-down list, select HTML Files

  5. From the Where pull-down list, select the desired location

  6. Click SAVE

return to topImporting a Bookmark List

A colleague or site on the Web may have a helpful bookmark list to share with you. If you transfer a bookmark file from your colleague or a website, you can add it to your own bookmark file. You can import a bookmark file, and it will be appended to your existing bookmark file without changing your current information. By trading bookmark files with others, you can rapidly build a very large collection of sites without having to track down all of the relevant information yourself.

NOTE: This will not get rid of duplicate sites, so you may have to delete repeated bookmarks.

  1. From the Bookmarks menu, select Manage Bookmarks...
    The Bookmarks for default dialog box appears.

  2. From the Tools menu, select Import ...
    The Import bookmark file dialog box appears.

  3. Windows: From the Look in pull-down list, select the drive or folder that contains the bookmark file you want to import
    Macintosh: From the From pull-down list, select the drive or folder that contains the bookmark file you want to import

  4. Select the bookmark file

  5. Click OK
    The new bookmarks is now added to your current bookmark file.

return to topViewing a Bookmark List as a Netscape Page

If you have added descriptions to your bookmarks, you can access the descriptions by viewing the bookmark list as a Netscape page.

  1. From the File menu, select Open File...
    The Open File dialog box appears.

  2. Windows: From the Look in pull-down list, select the drive that contains a HTML bookmark file
    Macintosh: From the From pull-down list, select the drive that contains a HTML bookmark file

  3. Select the HTML bookmark file

  4. Click OPEN

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