How to add and manage bookmarks

Adding a bookmark to your browser is a great way to save time if you visit a webpage often and don’t feel like typing in the web address every time you wish to go there.  

There are a few ways to add a bookmark to Firefox.  One way is to click on the star outline in the address bar.  The star will turn yellow, and your site will be bookmarked in the menu, "Unsorted Bookmarks."  If you click on the star again, a small menu appear.  From there, you can set the bookmark’s location and add "tags" to it.  Tags provide a quick way to access your bookmark.  If you type the name of the tag into the address bar, your bookmark will appear first on Firefox’s address bar drop-down list.

Another way to save a bookmark is to drag the "favicon" of a website up to your bookmarks menu.  The favicon is the icon that’s located next to the web address of the website you’re currently visiting.  When you drag the favicon to the "bookmarks" option in the toolbar, the menu will open and you can then place the new bookmark anywhere you wish.  You can also drag the favicon to the bar directly below the address bar.  This will generate a button to quickly access the site you’re currently on.

To access your bookmarks at a later time, click on "Bookmarks" in the toolbar of your browser window.  Your bookmark should be in this list, or in the "Unsorted bookmarks" folder.  You can also access the bookmark list by pressing "Ctrl+B."  This will bring up a sidebar with your bookmarks in it.

To manage your bookmarks, click on "Bookmarks," then "Organize Bookmarks."  Then, click on "Bookmarks menu" on the left side.  From here, you can drag your bookmarks up and down to re-order them.  To create a new bookmark folder, right click on any bookmark, and select "New Folder" to make a new bookmark folder.  You can also search through your bookmarks using the search box at the top of the window.