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| Practice Exercise 1: While Viewing a Web Page |
For this exercise, go to the CNN web site: http://www.cnn.com.
- Select Bookmarks -> Add Bookmark. This will automatically add the bookmark to your bookmark file. Bookmarks can be found on the Menu Bar.
- Go to the Bookmark list (menu) again and you should see the bookmark that you just added.
| Practice Exercise 2: Manually Entering a URL |
Suppose someone has given you a URL, or you have seen one in a magazine or on TV, and you would like to add this to your bookmark file. Follow the steps below to manually enter a bookmark for Fodors Travel Online: http://www.fodors.com.
- Select Bookmarks -> Go to Bookmarks; this will take you to the Bookmark Editing Window (or you can use Ctrl + B).
- You can also get to the Bookmark Editing Window by selecting Window -> Bookmarks.
- The Bookmark Editing Window should look like similar to this (note that this picture contains only one bookmark; your window may contain more):
- Select Item -> Insert Bookmark. Note: If you have folders created in your Bookmark Editing Window and want to place the bookmark in a particular folder, you will need to highlight the folder in which you would like to place the bookmark (click on the folder), and then select Item -> Insert Bookmark.
- You should see the Bookmark dialog box. Manually enter the information in the necessary fields:
- Name - type in the name of the web page as you want it to appear
- Location - type in the URL for the web site. Make sure to enter the exact address or it will not work.
- Description - optional
- Click OK and close the Bookmark Window. The bookmark has been added to your file.
| Practice Exercise 3: Using a Shortcut Menu |
While viewing a web page, you can add a bookmark for a link on that page (site unseen!) by using a short-cut menu.
- Go to the following web page: http://www.education-world.com
- Place your cursor over one of the hyperlinks on the page. (Remember, it should turn into a hand.)
- In Windows, right-click on the link and you should get a pop-up menu.
- On a Mac, hold the mouse button down on the link for a few seconds and you should get a pop-up menu.
- Select Add Bookmark; this will automatically place the bookmark for this link in your bookmark file.
| Practice Exercise 4: Using Your Bookmarks |
Practice returning to the pages you have bookmarked in this lesson by going to the Bookmark menu and selecting the above three web sites (CNN, Fodor's, and Education World).
- Select Bookmarks from the menu bar.
- Select the bookmark that you want to visit.
Bookmark Harmony
For those of you using both MS Internet Explorer and Netscape:
Would you like your Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer bookmarks to coexist peacefully? Take a look at a shareware program called NavEx. NavEx converts Favorites to Bookmarks and Bookmarks to Favorites. Isn't that comforting? (taken from TipWorld, Oct. 19, 1998)
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