Add Favorites

Do you turn down the corners of pages as a reminder to go back to that page? Do you use post-its to mark important sections in a book? As you follow these lessons and go to places on the Web you may want to "bookmark" special pages. Explorer's Favorites is an easy way to save an address so that you can return to it quickly.

Add A Favorite

You've come to a place and you know you will want to go back. Add the address to your favorites list.

1. Click on Favorites on the Menu Bar.
2. Add to Favorites.
3. Name of the favorite is displayed. You may want to change that name to something more meaningful.

It is that simple. Click on Favorites again and see the site on the list. Click on the site name and you will be taken directly there. No need to look up the address and reenter it.

Add a Favorite to a Folder

Adding a favorite to an existing folder or creating a new one is a breeze. When doing the Add, click on the button Create In and choose an existing folder. If none apply, select New Folder.

Another Favorite Way

There is another way to view your Favorites. Click on Favorites on the Toolbar and view the Favorites list in a frame to the left of your screen. To quickly add the web site you are viewing to the list, drag the Explorer icon in the Address box to any of the folders. Access to your Favorite Web sites is also easy - just double click on the site you want to go to.

To close the Favorites list click on the 'x' in the top right corner of it or click on the Favorites button again.

Manage Your Favorites

Favorites, with some housekeeping, will develop into your personal directory to web sites While Explorer does keep a history which you can access through View | Explorer Bar | History on the Menu bar or the History button, it is only for a limited amount of time. Addresses you put in the Favorites list are stored permanently in the C:\Windows\Favorites folder.

You can view your complete list by clicking on Favorites, Organize Favorites. This will open a large window in which you can see the favourites listed. You can rearrange these by dragging and dropping them into a new order.

Exercise - Bookmark WSG

Add a bookmark in this short exercise.

1. Enter the URL http://www.websearchguide.ca in the Address box (You may want to open a second window for this).
2. When the page has loaded, click on Favorites on the Menu bar.
3. Click on Add to Favorites.
4. Consider if you wish to change the name. WebSearchGuide is good as it is.

To test your favorites.

1. Click on Favorites (either on the Menu Bar or the button) to open the Favorites menu.
2. Select WebSearchGuide.
3. WSG page will be loaded.

Where to next?

When you start up Explorer it takes you to MSN. If you would like something else - or nothing - then Change Start Page.