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Mozilla Firefox - Misc

View Bookmarks Outside of the Menu in a Sidebar

SUMMARY: View and manage an easier-to-navigate listing of your Mozilla Firefox bookmarks.

Tired of accessing your bookmarks via menus in Mozilla Firefox? Choose "View" - "Sidebar" - "Bookmarks" or press Ctrl + B and a list of bookmarks will appear in a left sidebar inside the Firefox window.

In the "Bookmarks" pane, here are some operations you may perform:

* Expand a Folder: Click on a plus sign next to a bookmarks folder to expand it.

* Search for bookmarks: Type in the name of a website next to "Search" and Firefox will see if any bookmarked sites match your search criteria.

* Delete a bookmark: Right-click a bookmark and choose "Delete".

* Move a bookmark between folders: Click on a bookmark and keep the mouse button held down, then drag the bookmark to a new folder.

* Create a new bookmark in a folder: Right-click a folder and choose "New Bookmark". An "Add Bookmark" dialog box appears where you can enter the bookmark information.

Adding a bookmark in Firefox 3 via the Bookmarks Sidebar

* Create a new separator line: Right-click a folder and choose "New Separator" to add a separator above the selected folder.

* Create a new folder: Right-click a parent folder and choose "New Folder", then enter the folder name and (optional) description.

This tip was written for Mozilla Firefox v3.0.5. Screenshots and instructions for other versions may vary.