13.3 Managing Bookmarks
Bookmarks offer a convenient way of saving links to your favorite Web sites. To add the current Web site to your list of bookmarks, click . If your browser currently displays multiple Web sites on tabs, only the URL on the currently selected tab is added to your list of bookmarks.
When adding a bookmark, you can specify an alternative name for the bookmark and select a folder where Firefox should store it. To bookmark Web sites on multiple tabs, select . Firefox creates a new folder that includes bookmarks of each site displayed on each tab. To remove a Web site from the bookmarks list, click , right-click the bookmark in the list, then click .
13.3.1 Using the Bookmark Manager
The bookmark manager can be used to manage the properties (name and address location) for each bookmark and organize the bookmarks into folders and sections. It resembles Figure 13-2.
Figure 13-2 Using the Firefox Bookmark Manager
To open the bookmark manager, click . A window opens and displays your bookmarks. With , create a new folder with a name and a description. If you need a new bookmark, click . This lets you insert the name, location, keywords, and also a description. The keyword is a shortcut to your bookmark which you can type in the navigation bar instead of the full URL. If you need your newly created bookmark in the sidebar, check .
13.3.2 Importing Bookmarks from Other Browsers
If you used a different browser in the past, you probably want to use your old bookmarks in Firefox, too. Firefox allows to import bookmarks from other browsers installed on your system such as Netscape or Opera. It also allows to import bookmarks from a file exported from a browser on different computer.
To import your settings, click . Select the browser from which to import settings. After you click , your settings are imported. Find your imported bookmarks in a newly created folder, beginning with From.
13.3.3 Live Bookmarks
Live bookmarks display headlines in your bookmark menu and keep you up to date with the latest news. This enables you to save time with one glance at your favorite sites.
Many sites and blogs support this format. A Web site indicates this by showing an orange icon in the right part of the location bar. Click the icon and choose in the page that opens. A dialog box opens in which to select the name and location of your live bookmark. Confirm with . This page also lets you choose alternative applications to subscribe to, such as , or . To manually add a live bookmark, you need the URL of the feed. Proceed as follows:
Manually Adding a Live Bookmark
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Open the bookmark manager with .
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Insert a name for the live bookmark and enter the URL in the , for example, http://www.novell.com/newsfeeds/rss/coolsolutions.xml. Firefox updates your live bookmarks.
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Close your bookmark manager.
13.3.4 The Bookmarks Toolbar
The Bookmarks Toolbar is displayed beneath the navigation bar and lets you quickly access bookmarks. You can also add, organize, and edit bookmarks directly. By default the Bookmarks Toolbar is populated with a predefined set of bookmarks organized in several folders (see Figure 13-1).
To manage the Bookmarks Toolbar you can use the bookmark manager as described in Section 13.3.1, Using the Bookmark Manager. Its content is located in the . It is also possible to manage the toolbar directly. To add a folder, bookmark, or separator, right-click on an empty space in the toolbar and choose the appropriate entry from the pop-up menu. For adding the current page to the bar use drag and drop: left-click on the Web page's icon in the navigation bar and drag it to the desired position on the bookmarks toolbar while holding the mouse button pressed. Hovering over an existing bookmark folder for a short while will automatically open it enabling you to place the bookmark within this folder.
To manage a certain folder or bookmark, right-click on it. A pop-up menu opens which lets you it or change its . To move or copy an entry, choose or and it to the desired position.