User:Rewood/Netscape Communicator’s Bookmarks

Bookmarks are an easy way to remember a website that you have visited. They are stored on your hard drive.

Once you add a bookmark, it remains on the list until you remove it or change lists. Remember that bookmarks are stored on your hard drive. They can cause your PC to run slower if you have a lot of bookmarks saved. Please clean up your bookmarks periodically so that your PC will run efficiently.

How to Create a Bookmark

Enter in the website that you wish to go to in the "Netsite" box in Netscape Communicator. Once you have loaded the web page, click on Bookmarks at the left-hand side of the screen. Click Add Bookmark to add the bookmark to your list. The bookmark you added will appear at the bottom of your bookmark list.

Creating a New Folder for Bookmarks

Choose Bookmarks from the toolbar in Communicator. Click on Edit Bookmarks. The Bookmarks Window appears: It shows your bookmarks as icons and folders in a list arranged like files and folders on your hard drive. To add a new folder:

Click the icon above where you want to position the folder. Click on File, then New Folder.

The New Folder dialog box appears: Enter in a name and description for your folder, then click OK.

You can click and drag any bookmark you wish into the folder. Cutting, Pasting, Deleting, and Copying Bookmarks

The Edit menu at the top of the Bookmarks Window allows you to cut, paste, copy, or delete bookmarks. You can also use the Edit menu to view and change a folder or bookmark's information. Cutting and Pasting a Bookmark

To cut a bookmark to be pasted to a new location: Click on the bookmark that you wish to move. Click Edit at the top of the screen, then click Cut. The bookmark will disappear from the Bookmarks Window. You can also click on the bookmark with the right mouse button and choose Cut from the menu that appears. To paste the bookmark to a new location, click on the folder that you wish to paste the bookmark to, then click Edit at the top of the screen, then click Paste. The bookmark will appear in the folder.

If you want to move the bookmark to a new location other than the folder, click on the bookmark that you wish to place the new bookmark under, then choose Edit, then Paste. The bookmark will appear in the new location. You can also click on the new folder or location with the right mouse button and choose paste from the menu that appears. Copying and Pasting a Bookmark To copy a bookmark to be pasted to an additional location:

Click on the bookmark that you wish to copy to another location. Click Edit at the top of the screen, then click Copy. The bookmark will not disappear from the Bookmarks Window. You can also click on the bookmark with the right mouse button and choose Copy from the menu that appears. To paste the bookmark to an additional location, click on the folder that you wish to paste the bookmark to, then click Edit at the top of the screen, then click Paste. The bookmark will appear in the folder.

If you want to move the bookmark to a new location other than the folder, click on the bookmark that you wish to place the new bookmark under, choose Edit, then Paste. The bookmark will appear in the new location. You can also click on the new folder or location with the right mouse button and choose paste from the menu that appears.

Deleting a Bookmark

You can delete a bookmark that is no longer needed by using the Edit menu at the top of the Bookmarks Window. This is important to preserve the efficiency of your PC. Click on the bookmark that you wish to delete. Click on Edit at the top of the Bookmarks Window, then click Delete. You can also click on the bookmark with the right mouse button and choose Delete Bookmark from the menu that appears.

Changing and Viewing a Bookmark's Information

Choose Edit at the top of the Bookmarks Window. Choose Bookmark Properties. The Bookmark Properties window will appear: This shows you the name, location, description, date last visited, and when the bookmark was added. Once you have changed the information that you wish to change, click OK. Checking to see if a Bookmark has been Modified To see if a bookmarked page has been modified since you last visited the site, choose View from the top of the Bookmarks Window screen, then choose Update Bookmark. The What's New dialog box will appear: You can choose to check all bookmarks or selected ones. If you choose all bookmarks Netscape will check all of the bookmarks you have in the Bookmarks Window.

You can choose to check only selected bookmarks, by highlighting the bookmarks you wish to check. Click on Start Checking to begin the process. A Navigator dialog box will appear that reports if bookmarks had been updated. If a bookmarked site had been updated Navigator will list it alongside a distinct, accented icon. Creating a Bookmark to a Link on a Webpage Go to the link on the webpage that you wish to bookmark. Click the link on the page that you wish to bookmark one time and drag it into the appropriate folder or location in the Bookmarks Window.