Mozilla Bookmarks Extensions

Are you missing a bookmark feature, like e.g. creating a shortcut to your favorite site on your Desktop? Firefox's bookmark functionality can be improved / extended by installing some of the many extensions that are available for it.

One extension that I particularly recommend for those of you who have created large bookmark lists (e.g. for a research project) is Bookmark Backup from Pike. Bookmark Backup is a simple extension that helps to keep your bookmarks (and optionally other Firefox settings) safe. Each time Firefox is closed, a copy of your bookmarks file will be made to a backup location. If Firefox's bookmarks become corrupted or lost, find the most recent uncorrupted backup and copy it into your profile folder. Firefox 1.5 and up now automatically creates backup copies of your bookmarks file.

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Importing and Exporting Bookmarks

Importing Bookmarks If you have previously used a different browser or want to e.g. import your bookmarks from a memory stick or other media, Bookmark Manager's Import function is what you are looking for. To open Import, select File -> Import in Firefox's Bookmark Manager window. A new window will appear, asking you where you want to import your bookmarks from. If you want to import your IE favorites, or if you want to import bookmarks from a Mozilla Suite or Netscape 6/7 profile, select the appropriate option. Firefox will automatically find and import your favorites/bookmarks for you. If you want to import bookmarks from another browser, backed up Firefox bookmarks, or bookmarks from any other source, select From File. In this case, a dialog window will appear that allows you to select the file you wish to import. Please note that it may be necessary to export your bookmarks first, depending on the browser you want to import them from. Exporting Bookmarks Want to take your bookmarks with you or make a backup copy (highly recommended!)? In this case, Firefox's Export function comes in handy. To open Export, select File -> Export in Firefox's Bookmark Manager. A dialog window will appear asking you where you want to save the file to.

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Live Bookmarks

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Live Bookmarks

Live Bookmarks are a very useful Firefox feature. As the name implies, these bookmarks offer dynamically updated links/content like in the example below: As you can see, selecting the "Latest Headlines" Live Bookmark (it comes with Firefox when you install it) shows current news headlines that are linked to the corresponding articles. These headlines are constantly updated, i.e. when you select "Latest headlines" at a later time, you should see new headlines. Already, many sites like e.g. Yahoo News or BBC News support Live Bookmarks by offering RSS or Atom feeds. Firefox uses the icon for Live Bookmarks. This allows you to easily tell which bookmark is a regular (static) or live (dynamic) bookmark. Adding Live Bookmarks When a site that offers RSS feeds lets Firefox know that it does, adding a live bookmark is easy: You can tell that a site offers an RSS feed when you see the live bookmark icon in the lower right hand corner of Firefox's browser window. If you want to add a live bookmark for that site, simply click on the icon an then on Subscribe to... Select where you want to save the live bookmark and click on OK. Firefox has now added a new live bookmark for BBC News. Click on it to see their latest headlines. Manually creating a new Live Bookmark If the site does not tell Firefox that it offers RSS feeds, you can manually create a live bookmark. Usually, these site have links that say "RSS feed" or "Atom feed". Right-click on the link and select Copy Link Location. Next, open Firefox's Bookmarks Manager and select File -> New Live Bookmark. Enter a name for the live Bookmark under "Name". Then, right-click into the "Feed Location" field and select Paste. Click on OK and you have manually created a new live bookmark.

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Sorting Bookmarks

Firefox's Bookmark Manager allows you to sort your bookmarks, as well. There are two ways to do this: You can manually sort bookmarks by dragging & dropping them to a new position You can use Bookmark Manager's automatic sort function. To access the automatic sort function, select View in Firefox's Bookmark Manager. (The sorting-related options have been marked in orange) Unlike for the Mozilla Suite, this will only rearrange the bookmark order in Bookmark Manager. If you want to rearrange the order in which they appear when you select Bookmarks, right-click on any bookmark in the browser window (not in Bookmark Manager) and select Sort By Name.

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Firefox's Bookmark Manager

Firefox's Bookmark Manager is a very useful tool when it comes to managing your bookmarks. It allows you to rearrange, automatically sort, edit and to import or export bookmarks. To open Bookmark manager, select Bookmarks -> Manage Bookmarks. The Bookmark Manager window will open. Moving and Editing Bookmarks Firefox's Bookmark Manager has several buttons that will allow you to edit and move bookmarks: New Bookmark: This allows you to manually add a new bookmark. New Folder: This allows you to create a new bookmark (sub)folder. New Separator: This will allow you to add a new separator. The separator will be placed above the bookmark/folder that you have selected in Bookmark Manager. In this example, we have added a new separator to our Bookmarks Toolbar. Separators can help distinguish different bookmark categories from each other. Move: This will allow you to move the bookmark to a new position/folder in your bookmarks file. When clicking on this button, a "choose folder" dialog will appear: Select the folder you wish to move the bookmark to and click on OK. (note: you cannot move the bookmark out of your bookmarks file, i.e. this function cannot be used for exporting individual bookmarks). Alternatively, you can also drag & drop bookmarks to a new location. Properties: This opens the bookmark properties dialog. Rename: This will allow you to rename the bookmark, i.e. change the name that appears in the bookmark list. Delete: This will delete the selected bookmark. Computer Repair and Computer Technical Support will always be provided at any time by Microsoft certified techs 24x7. More on Bookmarks> Bookmark all open tabs Basics: Bookmarking a page Mozilla’s Bookmarks Toolbar Source-mozilla.gunnars.net