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2010 Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide Provided by the United States Department of Labor Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 2 W ELCOME Introduction Have you ever tried to go to a website quickly and mistyped a web address several times Finally after several tries you had to resort to a search engine to find the web page you needed. Stop wasting time and energy. Add a bookmark Or if you use Internet Explorer add a Favorite Bookmarking is an easy to use internet feature that remembers sites for you. Th ese instructions will give you the basics of bookmarking in Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. This guide will demonstrate basic features in each web browser. Some of the tasks included are 1. How to Add Bookmarks. 2. How to Access Bookmar ks. 3. How to Edit Bookmarks. 4. How to Organize Bookmarks. 5. How to Share Bookmarks. Bookmarking is sure to make your web browsing easy and efficient. How to Use this Guide There are many different ways to use this instruction guide. You can read it as a training document from beginning to end or you can jump around to find particular tasks that are relevant to you. The Table of Contents will provide the page number for all web browsers and bookmarking instructions. Additional Help If you are experiencing difficulty please contact Cammise McInnis of Manhattan Strategy Group by calling 202 -450 -3537 or e -mailing cmcinnis manhattanstrategy.com . Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS WELCO ME ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 2 Introduction ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 2 How to Use this Guide ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 2 Additional Help ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 2 A Guide to Using Bookmarks in Mozilla Firefox ................................ ................................ ............................ 5 How to Add Bookmarks ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 5 How to Access Bookmarks ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 6 How to Edit Bookmarks ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................. 7 How to Organize Bookmarks ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 8 How to Organize Bookmarks by Folder ................................ ................................ ................................ 8 How to Create New Folders ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 9 How to Organize Bookmarks Using Tags ................................ ................................ ............................ 10 How to Access the Library ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 12 How to Share Bookmarks ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 13 How to Send Bookmarks by Exporting HTML Files ................................ ................................ ............. 13 How to Receive Bookmarks by Importing HTML Files ................................ ................................ ........ 14 A Guide to Using Bookmarks in Google Chrome ................................ ................................ ........................ 18 How to Add Bookmarks ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 18 How to Access Bookmarks ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 19 How to Access Bookmarks from the Bookmark Toolbar ................................ ................................ .... 19 How to Access Bookmarks from Other bookmarks ................................ ................................ ......... 19 How to Edit Bookmarks ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 20 Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 4 How to Organize Bookmarks ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 20 How to Create New Folders ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 20 How to Organize Bookmarks by Folder ................................ ................................ .............................. 22 How to Access the Bookmark Manager ................................ ................................ .............................. 23 How to Share Bookmarks ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 24 How to Send Bookmarks by Exporting HTML Files ................................ ................................ ............. 25 How to Receive Bookmarks by Importing HTML Files ................................ ................................ ........ 26 A Guide to Using Favorites in Internet Explorer ................................ ................................ ......................... 28 How to Add Favorites ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 28 How to Access Favorites ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 29 How to Access Favorites from the Favorites Menu ................................ ................................ ............ 29 How to Access Favorites from the Favorites Bar ................................ ................................ ................ 30 How to Organize Favorites Folders ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 30 How to Create New Folders ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 32 How to Move Favorites ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 33 How to Rename Folders ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 34 How to Delete Folders ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 36 How to Share Favorites ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 37 How to Se nd Favorites by Exporting HTML Files ................................ ................................ ................ 38 How to Receive Favorites by Importing HTML Files ................................ ................................ ........... 42 Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 5 A Guide to Using Bookmarks in Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox allows you to save web pages as bookmarks. The bookmark feature allows you to save web page s without having to type th e web address repeatedly in the location bar. In this section you will learn 1. How to Add Bookmarks 2. How to Access Bookmarks 3. How to Edit Bookmarks 4. How to Organize Bookmarks 5. How to Share Bookmarks This section will get you started using bookmarks to make y our web browsing experience easy and efficient in Mozilla Firefox. How to Add Bookmark s 1. Go to a webpage you want to bookmark . In this example we went to the United St ates Department of Labor website . Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 6 2. Click the bookmark icon . It is located in the location bar. 3. The page is bookmarked. How to Access Bookmarks To access a bookmark 1. Click Bookmarks in the toolbar. 2. Click on the desired bookmark . 3. You will return to the associated web page. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 7 How to Edit Bookmark s 1. Click the star icon in the location bar. 2. When the Edit This Bookmark window appears type a name for the web page in the Name field. 3. Clic k the down arrow and choose the folder where the bookmark will be stored. 4. Click Done. Type a name. Click the star. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 8 How to Organize Bookmarks Mozilla Firefox allows you to organize bookmarks in the Edit This Bookmark window . In this section you will learn how to access the expanded Edit the Bookmark window. This window will allow you to organize your bookmarks by saving them in folders and creating new folders. How t o Organize Bookmarks by Folder To organize your bookmarks by folder 1. Click the bookmark icon in the location bar to get to the Edit This Bookmark window. 2. Click the down arrow to the right of the Folder drop down box. 3. Select a folder from the drop down list. In the example the Mozilla Firefox Start Page will be saved in a New Folder. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 9 4. Click Done. How to Create New Folder s 1. Click the bookmark icon in the location bar to get to the Edit This Bookmark window. 2. Click the down arrow to the right of the Folder drop down box. 3. In the expanded Edit This Bookmark menu click New Folder . Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 10 4. Type a n ame for the new f older. 5. Click Done . How to Organize Bookmarks Using Tags In Mozilla Firefox you can tag any Bookmark in the editing window. Tags are keywords that allow you to find web pages easily by typing those words into the location bar. This feature is helpful when web pages can be categorized by multiple themes . For ex ample if you frequented a number of Labor Market Information sites. You could tag the bookmark LMI jobs data etc. Anytime either of thes e words is typed in the location bar a list of the LMI tagged bookmarks will display . Type a name here. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 11 The screenshot below illustrates the LMI tag example. You can see how the LMI sites that are bookmarked and tagged come before any other web pages listed. To tag a bookmark 1. Click the bookmark icon in the location ba r to get to the Edit This Bookmark window. 2. Type a name for the tag in the Edit This Bookmark window. 3. Click Done . Type a tag here. Notice the tag LMI and bookmark symbol. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 12 How to Access the Library In Mozilla Firefox the Library is the place where all of your bookmarks are stored. From this view you can see all your bookmarks and folders . Here you can organize your folders even more. In this section you will learn how to access the library. To access the library 1. Click Bookmarks on the Toolbar. 2. Select Organize Bookmarks. 3. Arrive at the Library window. 4. Click on an item on the left side of your screen. If you select a folder its contents will be visible on the right hand side of the screen . In the example below the contents of the Bookmarks Toolbar is displayed. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 13 How to Share Bookmarks From the Library window you are able to share bookmarks by clicking the Import and Backup button. How t o Send Bookmarks by Exporting HTML Files From the Import and Backup menu 1. Click Export HTML. 2. Click on the bookmark or folder you want to share . In the example below any bookmark or folder circled can be shared. 3. Save the file in the desire d location. The example file will be saved on the desktop as bookmarks. Click here. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 14 4. Click Save . 5. Access the file. In this instance the file can be retrieved by going to the desktop. Once you have exported your HTML file it can be sent as an e -mail attachment or copied and pasted into a Microsoft Word document. How to Recei ve Bookmarks by Importing HTML F iles To receive bookmarks 1. Click Import HTML . Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 15 2. In the Import Wiza rd window click From an HTML F ile. 3. Click Next. Click here. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 16 4. Select the File to be imported. In the example we are importing the Practice Bookmarks file. 5. Click Open . Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 17 6. When you return to the Library you will see a folder called Imported. This folder contain s all of the newly imported book marks. 7. If you want to rename the Imported folder or add a description enter the information in the fields located at the bottom right of the screen. Notice the Imported folder. Enter name and description here. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 18 A Guide to Using Bookmarks in Google Chrome Google Chrome allows you to save web pages as bookmarks. The bookmark feature allows you to save web pages without repeatedly typing the web address in the location bar. In this section you will learn 1. How to Add Bookmarks 2. How to Access Bookmarks 3. How to Edit Bookmarks 4. How to Organize Bookmarks 5. How to Share Bookmarks This section will get you started using bookmarks to make your web browsing experience easy and efficient in Google Chrome. How to Add Bookmarks To a dd bookmarks 1. Go to the website you want to save. In this example we visited the US Department of Labor website. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 19 2. Click the bookmark icon next to the web address. 3. The web page is saved as a bo okmark . How to Access Bookmarks In Google Chrome you can access bookmarks from the Bookmark toolbar or the Other bookmarks folder. How to Access Bookmarks from the Bookmark Toolbar To access bookmarks from the bookmark toolbar 1. Go to the bookmark toolbar. It is located beneath the location bar. 2. Click on a bookmark. In the illustration below the first bookmark listed is Educational Attainm 3. Once a bookmark is selected the browser will automatically navigate to the desired web page. How t o Access Bookmarks from Other bookmarks If you want to view a list of all your bookmarks 1. Click the Other Bookmarks folder located in the bookmark toolbar. 2. Select a folder or bookmark from the drop down list. In the example the Train ing folder is selected . Note Another drop down box will display the contents of the selected folder. When this happens click on the desired bookmark in the new drop down box. The first bookmark in the Training folder is Doing What Works -Home. Click Here Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 20 3. Once a bookmark is selected the browser will automatically navigate to the desired web page. How to Edit Bookmarks To personalize your bookmarks you may want to rename them. To rename bookmarks 1. Double click the bookmark icon in your navigation bar. 2. When the Bookmark window opens type a new name in the Name field. How to Organize Bookmarks In Google Chrome you can organize bookmarks in new or pre -existing folders . How to Create New Folders To create new folders 1. Go to the bookmark window and click Edit. Type a new name here. Cli ck Folder. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 21 2. Click the down arrow in the Folder field. 3. Click on the location of your new folder. In this example we are saving the new folder in Unsorted Bookmarks. 4. Select New Folder . Select location. Click arrow. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 22 5. Name the New Folder. 6. Click OK . How to Organize Bookmarks by Folder Google Chrome has general folders already created. MSN Websites Windows Live and Unsorted Bookmarks are three examples of pre -existing folders. To save new bookmarks in a pre -existing folder 1. Click the down arrow in the Folder field. Name the New Folder. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 23 2. Select the designated folder. Here we added the bookmark to the pre -existing folder Practice . 3. Click Done . How to Access the Bookmark Manager In Google Chrome the Bookmark Manager is the place where all of your bookmarks are stored. From this view you can see all your bookmarks and folders and organize them even more. In this section you w ill learn how to access the Bookmark Manager. To access the Bookmark Manager 1. Click the toolbar options icon at the top of your screen. Click toolbar options. Select a folder. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 24 2. Select bookmark manager. 3. The Bookmark manager window will open. How to Share Bookmarks From the Bookmark Manager window you are able to share bookmarks. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 25 How to Se nd Bookmarks by Exporting HTML F iles To send bookmarks 1. Click Organize from the bookmark manager window. 2. Select Export Bookmarks . 3. Name your HTML file and determine where the file will be saved on your computer. In the example the HTML file will be saved on the desktop. Click Export Bookmarks. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 26 4. Click Save . Once you have exported your HTML file it can be sent as an e -mail attachment or copied and pasted into a Microsoft Word document. How to Receive Bookmarks by Importing HTML Files To receive bookmarks 1. Click Organize from the bookmark manager window. 2. Select Import Bookmarks. Type the File name. Click Import Bookmar ks. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 27 3. Locate the HTML file to be imported by searching for the file on your PC. In the example the file bookmarks is being imported. 4. Click Open. 5. Access the imported bookmarks by clicking the Imported folder. Click the HTML file. Click here. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 28 A Guide to Using Favori tes in Internet Explorer Internet Explorer allows you to save web pages as favorites. The favorites feature allows you to save web pages without having to type the web address repeatedly in the location bar. In this section you will learn 1. How to Add Bookmarks 2. How to Access Boo kmarks 3. How to Organize Bookmarks 4. How to Share Bookmarks This section will get you started using bookmarks to make your web browsing experience easy and efficient in Internet Explorer. How to Add Favorites To add a favorite 1. Go to the web page you want to save. 2. Click the Favorites button using your mouse or press alt c on your keyboard. Select Favorites. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 29 3. When the dialogue box opens click Add to Favorites . 4. When the Add a Favorite dialogue box opens type a name in the Name field. 5. Click Add. How to Access Favorites In Internet Explorer you can access favorites from the Favorites Menu or the Favorites Bar. How to Access Favorites from the Favorites Menu To access favorites from the Favorites menu 1. Click Favorites. Type a name. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 30 2. Select the desired Favorite from the drop down box. In the example a favorite fro m the Microsoft Windows folder will be selected. 3. Once a bookmark is selected the browser will automatically navigate to the desired web page. How to Access Favorites from the Favorites Bar To access favorites from the favorites bar 1. Click a favorite from the favorite bar. In the example below the first favorite is Gmail -ASTD Account Ch 2. Once a bookmark is selected the browser will automatically navigate to the desired web page. How to Organize Favorites Folders The Favorites feature allows you to organize folders to make your web browsing easier and faster. In this section you will learn how to 1. Create a new folder 2. Move an item 3. Rename an item 4. Delete and item Select Favorite. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 31 To begin organizing your Favorites 1. Click the Favorites button. 2. Click the down arrow next to the Add to Favorites button. 3. Select Organize Favorites. 4. The Organize Favorites window will appear. From here you will be able to create move rename or delete folders and favorites . Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 32 How to Create New Folder s To create a new folder 1. Click the New Folder button. 2. Name the folder. Name the folder. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 33 How to Move Favorites To move favorites or a folder 1. Click Move . 2. When the Browse for Folders window displays select the item you want to move and drag it to the desired destination. 3. Move the item to a new location by clicking the item and dragging your mouse to the new location. Select a location. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 34 4. Click OK. How to Rename F older s To rename a folder 1. Click Rename. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 35 2. Click on the folder you want to rename. In the example we are renaming the Training folder . 3. Type a new name. 4. Click Close. Type a new name. Click on the desired folder. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 36 How t o Delete Folder s To delete a folder 1. Click on the folder that you want to delete. In this example the training folder will be deleted. Select a folder. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 37 2. Click the Delete button. 3. Click Yes . 4. Click Close. How to Share Favorites In this section you will learn how to receive and send Favorites. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 38 To begin sharing Favorites 1. Click the down arrow next to the Add to Favorites button. 2. Select Import and Export. How to Se nd Favorites by Exporting HTML F iles To send Favorites 1. Click Import and Export. 2. Click Export to a file. 3. Click Next . Select Import and Export. Click here. Click here. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 39 4. When asked What would you like to export Check Favorites . 5. Click Next . 6. Select the folder where files to be exported are located . In the example we have selected to export favorites from the Training folder. Check Favorites. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 40 7. Click Next . 8. Click Browse. Select Folder. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 41 9. Save your Favorites to your computer. They will be saved as an HTML file. In the example the file bookmarks123 will be saved on the Desktop. 10. Click Save . 11. Click Export. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 42 12. Click Finish. Once you have exported your HTML file it can be sent as an e -mail attachment or copied and pasted into a Microsoft Word document. How to Receive Favorites by Importing HTML F iles To receive favorites 1. Return to the Import Export settings window . Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 43 2. Click Import from a file . 3. Click Next . 4. When asked what you would like to import check Favorites . 5. Click Next . Click here. Check Favorites. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 44 5. Click Browse . 6. Click Next. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 45 7. Click the file you are importing and select open. In the example below the file bookmark is being imported. 8. Click Next. 9. Select the folder where the imported file will be stored. In the exampl e the bookmark file will be imported to the Favorites folder. Select a Folder. Using Bookmarks An Instruction Guide 46 10. Click Import . 11. Click Finish. 12. The favorites imported can be accessed by clicking the destination folder where the HTML file was saved.