Manage Favorites
Favorites is a term which refers to URLs saved in Internet Explorer browser. Thanks to favorites, Internet surfers can collect a list of useful websites while browsing the Net, and revisit them later without memorizing addresses.
Not so long ago, Internet Explorer provided very
limited support of moving, renaming, and editing
favorites. Since then, it has significantly
broadened functionality giving users more
possibilities to manage favorites. Now, an
Internet Explorer user can create categories and
folders; move, rename, drag or delete favorites;
add dividers, etc.
If an IE Favorites menu’s functionality is not
enough for you to manage favorites, and
it does not meet your needs, try one of
third-party Favorites Managers. As a rule, they
come with additional functions which IE
bookmarking tool lacks, such as advanced
management, synchronizing between browsers,
searching features, automatic checking of dead
links, skins to chose from, etc.
Anyway, whether you use IE Favorites menu or a
third-party manager, you should keep in mind
these ideas on how to manage favorites
efficiently:
1.Managing favorites requires creating a list of
categories which represent your major activities
and interests. Remember that IE Favorites menu
comes with a default list of categories. You
should better create your own one and delete
those which you’ll hardly ever use.
2.To prevent you from getting lost in the long
list of categories, just locate the frequently
used ones at the top, and arrange the others in
an alphabetical order.
3.As soon as you notice that the number of
favorites in one category rises beyond twenty,
start creating subfolders. It enables to manage
favorites easier and keep them always organized.
4.If you do not have enough time to organize
favorites properly as soon as you add a new one,
create a category or folder named Inbox. Here
you will add all just saved links, and get back
to them when it’s convenient for you.
5.You should fall into a habit to add a short
description and several keywords each time when
you save a URL. Unless you do it, you will soon
get lost in a long list of favorites and could
hardly remember why you made a particular
bookmark.
6.Sometimes, contribute a little time to manage
favorites and put them in order.
Despite the fact that initially favorites were
supposed to ease users’ work and save time, for
some users managing favorites turns into burden
and makes a workflow slow. To solve this
problem, we have designed Tidy Favorites – a
user-friendly Favorites Manager which replaces
plain text-links by a thumbnail-based interface.
Download it and see how easily you can manage
your bookmarks.