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Bookmarks (also called Favorites in some browsers) let you save links to pages in Firefox. You can easily revisit pages without having to remember the address or search for them again, much like using bookmarks in a book. Firefox includes a set of default bookmarks including an example of Live Bookmarks.

This article describes how to bookmark web pages and how to access your bookmarks. Other bookmarking tasks are described in these articles:

If your bookmarks are missing or if you are having other problems with bookmarks, the Troubleshooting section below links to articles to help you fix the problem.

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How to bookmark a page

There are many ways to bookmark a page. Listed below are the most common ways of bookmarking a page for later use:

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Bookmark Star

The Bookmark Star is used for creating or removing a bookmark. Clicking the star once will automatically place the bookmark in your Unsorted Bookmarks folder. The Unsorted Bookmarks folder contains bookmarks that are not shown in your menu or toolbar. Clicking the star twice allows for user customization.

No Bookmark:

Page Bookmarked:

To create a bookmark using the bookmark star:

  1. Click the star:
    • Clicking once will automatically place the bookmark in the Unsorted Bookmarks folder
    • Clicking twice will bring up the Edit Bookmark dialog.
  2. Fill in the required information and choose a folder. For a complete list of folders click the drop down arrow to the right of the Folder: field.

What each field means.

  • Name: This is the title of your bookmark, it appears everywhere the bookmark does. Firefox automatically fills in this field, but you can always change it.
  • Folder: This is where the bookmark is stored. It can be in default folders or user created. There are three standard choices: Bookmark Menu, Bookmark Toolbar, and Unsorted Bookmarks.
    • Bookmarks Menu - The drop down menu on the menu bar.
    • Bookmarks Toolbar - The optional toolbar; for help with this toolbar see How to customize the toolbar.
    • Unsorted Bookmarks - this contains bookmarks that are not shown in your menu or toolbar.
  • Tags: Used when searching bookmarks.

Bookmarks menu

To bookmark the page you are currently viewing, click on the Bookmarks menu and choose Bookmark This Page....

Keyboard shortcut

To bookmark a page using the keyboard, press CtrlCmd+D.

Context menu

Right-clickHold down the Ctrl key while you click anywhere on the page and choose Bookmark This Page; or right-clickhold down the Ctrl key while you click on the page's tab's title and choose Bookmark This Tab.

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Add Bookmark Dialog

Firefox will automatically fill in the page title as the name of your bookmark, but you can edit the Name: field to call it anything you like.

The default location to save bookmarks is directly in the Bookmarks menu. If this is where you'd like the bookmark click OK.

To save the bookmark to an existing folder:

  1. Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Create in: field.
  2. Find the folder you'd like to use and select it.
  3. Click OK to save the bookmark.

To save the bookmark to a new folder:

  1. Click the arrow button to the right of the Create in: drop-down. This will open a tree view of the existing folders.
  2. Find the existing folder that you'd like the new folder to be created in, and select it
  3. Click the New Folder button to create the new folder, this will open the 'Properties for "New Folder"' dialog.
    • Name your new folder and add a description if you like, then click OK to return to the 'Add Bookmark' dialog.
  4. Make sure the new folder is selected and click OK to create the bookmark.

Drag and drop

  1. Click on the tab you want to bookmark, or click on the favicon in the location bar.
  2. Drag it to the Bookmarks toolbar and let go. The bookmark is automatically created (Firefox uses the page title for the bookmark's name).

You can also drag the bookmark to the Bookmarks menu or sidebar and drop it in an existing folder.

Where to find bookmarks

Bookmarks toolbar

The first place you'll see bookmarks is the Bookmarks Toolbar, located below the main toolbar. Firefox comes with a few bookmarks on the toolbar to help get you started. You can remove these, or leave them there, and add your own.

If you'd prefer not to use the Bookmarks Toolbar please see How to customize the toolbar.

Bookmarks menu

You can see all your bookmarks, including the bookmarks on the Bookmarks Toolbar, by opening the Bookmarks menu, in the menu bar. The Bookmarks Toolbar Folder contains the bookmarks that you can see on the Bookmarks Toolbar. The Mozilla Firefox folder contains some Bookmarks to help you with using Firefox and getting to know Mozilla.

Bookmarks sidebar

You can also see all your bookmarks by opening the Bookmarks Sidebar, which is a small panel that opens to the left of the page you're viewing.

To open the Bookmarks sidebar, open the View menu, choose Sidebar and then select Bookmarks from the submenu. You can also open the Bookmarks Sidebar using the keyboard, by pressing CtrlCmd+B.

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Library window

You can see both your bookmarks and history using the Library window. To open the Library window, click on the Bookmarks menu and select Organize Bookmarks....

You can use the Library window to browse your bookmark folders, or to search for pages you've bookmarked. If you want to find a page you've bookmarked, but you can't remember the location where you saved it, open the Library window and search using its Search Bookmarks bar.

Smart Location Bar

You can quickly find pages you've bookmarked by using the Smart Location Bar. In the Location bar, type a few letters of the bookmarked page's name, web address, or tag name, and Firefox will display it. You can also use the Location bar to find pages when you know you've bookmarked them, but can't remember where you saved them.

Troubleshooting

For help troubleshooting problems, see these articles.


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Page last modified on Wednesday 03 of June, 2009 21:16:04 PST.
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