9.3 (p.211) Step-by-step instructions on using BOOKMARK and FAVORITES.

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Your Internet browser has features that allow you to mark sites and organize them for future use.

1. Marking Internet sites using Netscape Navigator

a. When you locate a site that interests you, add this site to your list of bookmarks by clicking on the "BOOKMARKS" button. The browser will link this book-marked site so that all you need to do to launch the site is select it from the bookmark list.

b. Check the list of bookmarks: the site you just selected should now be listed. The next time you want to visit the site, use the bookmark to locate it quickly.

c. As you collect more bookmarks, take advantage of your browser’s organization features to store your bookmark folders. To do this in Netscape, click on "BOOKMARKS" on the menu bar, and then go to "MANAGE BOOKMARKS." If you work in a lab, you may wish to save your bookmarks to a disk. The following screen comes up.

From this screen you can create folders to store your bookmarks in, rename them, and/or delete them.

2. Marking Favorite sites using Internet Explorer.

a. Add sites to your list of favorites by clicking the "add to favorites" button on the favorites menu.


b. Now click on the FAVORITES folder icon on the menu bar to view your favorites: the site you selected should now be listed. The next time you want to visit the site, use the bookmark to locate it quickly.

c. As you collect more bookmarks, take advantage of your browser’s organization features to store your bookmark folders. To do this, click on the FAVORITES button on the menu bar and then on ORGANIZE FAVORITES. the following window will open up. If you work in a lab, you may wish to save your bookmarks to a disk.

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