Chrome

Bookmarks

Video: Bookmarking in Chrome

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Have you ever found a website you wanted to view later, only to realize that you didn't remember the web address when the time came? Bookmarks are a great way to save and organize specific websites so you can revisit them again and again.

In this lesson, we'll talk about how to add bookmarks to Chrome, how to manage and organize your bookmarks and folders, and how to import bookmarks from another browser.

To add a bookmark:

You can save any page you're currently viewing as a bookmark.

1. Click the Star in the Omnibox to save the current page as a bookmark. Alternatively, you can press Ctrl+D on your keyboard.
   
   Adding a bookmark
2. A dialog box will appear. Click Done.
   
   Saving a bookmark
3. The bookmark will be saved to the Bookmarks bar.

To Use the Bookmark bar:

By default, any page you bookmark in Chrome will be saved to the Bookmarks bar, which will appear every time you open the New Tab page.

1. Click the New Tab button or press Ctrl+T on your keyboard.
   
   Creating a new tab
   
2. The New Tab page will appear. The Bookmarks bar will appear just below the Omnibox. Click a bookmark to navigate to that page.
   The Bookmarks bar on the New Tab Page

If you prefer, the Bookmarks bar can appear below the Omnibox at all times. Just click the Chrome Menu, hover the mouse over Bookmarks, then select Show Bookmarks bar.

Showing the Bookmarks bar at all times

Managing bookmarks

While the Bookmarks bar is a convenient place to access your favorite bookmarks, it doesn't have enough space for more than a few websites. If you plan to use bookmarks regularly, you'll need to learn how to organize your bookmarks in the Bookmark Manager.

To open the Bookmark Manager:

1. Click the Chrome menu in the top-right corner of the browser, hover the mouse over Bookmarks, then select Bookmark manager from the drop-down menu.
   Opening the Bookmark manager
2. The Bookmark Manager will appear. From here, you can organize your bookmarks into folders, delete bookmarks and folders you no longer use, and search for bookmarks you can't find.
   The Bookmark Manager

To create a folder:

If you have many different bookmarks about one topic, you might consider creating a folder to keep them organized. New folders can be added either to the Bookmarks bar folder or the Other bookmarks folder.

1. Click the folder where you wish to add a new folder. In this example, we'll create a folder to help organize some recipes in the Other bookmarks folder.
   A selected folder
2. Click Organize, then select Add folder from the drop-down menu.
   Adding a folder
3. The new folder will appear. Type a name for the folder and press Enter. In our example, we'll type Recipes.
   Naming a folder
   
4. The new folder will be created.
   
   

The Other bookmarks folder will also appear on the Bookmarks bar for easy access to all of your Bookmarks.

Accessing the Other bookmarks folder in the Bookmarks Bar

To add a new bookmark to a folder:

You can add new bookmarks directly to a folder when saving a bookmark.

1. Click the Star in the Omnibox to save the current page as a bookmark.
2. Select the desired folder from the drop-down menu, then click Done.
   Adding a new bookmark to a folder

To add an existing bookmark to a folder:

You can also move any previously saved bookmarks into a folder.

1. From the Bookmark Manager, click and drag a bookmark into the the desired folder.
   Moving a bookmark to a folder
2. The bookmark will appear in the folder.
   Viewing the bookmark in the folder
3. You can open the bookmark from Bookmark Manager or the Other bookmarks folder on the Bookmarks bar.
   Accessing a folder from the Bookmarks bar

To move a folder:

You can move entire folders between the Bookmarks bar and Other bookmarks folders.

1. Click and drag a folder to move it.
   
   Moving a folder
2. Moving a folder to the Bookmarks bar folder will place it directly on the Bookmarks bar.
   Viewing the folder in the Bookmarks bar

To delete bookmarks and folders:

If you no longer use certain bookmarks or folders, you can always delete them.

• To delete a bookmark, right-click the bookmark, then select Delete. You can also press the Backspace or Delete key on your keyboard.
  Deleting a bookmark
• To delete a folder, right-click the folder, then select Delete. You can also press the Backspace or Delete key on your keyboard.
  Deleting a folder

You cannot delete the Bookmarks bar or Other bookmarks folders.

To search for a bookmark:

If you're looking for a specific bookmark but can't remember where it's saved, you can search for it.

• Type an address or search term into the search bar, then press Enter. Any bookmarks matching the search will appear.

Searching for a bookmark

Importing bookmarks

If you've already saved a lot of bookmarks in another web browser, you can import those bookmarks into Chrome.

To import bookmarks:

1. Click the Chrome menu in the top-right corner of the browser, hover the mouse over Bookmarks, then select Import bookmarks and settings.
   Importing bookmarks into Google Chrome
2. A dialog box will appear. Select the Browser and the items to be imported. In this example, we'll import bookmarks from Internet Explorer.
3. Click Import.
   
   Choosing what to import
   
4. Click Done to continue.
   A successful import
5. The imported bookmarks will appear in a folder on the Bookmarks bar. You can use the Bookmark Manager to reorganize these bookmarks if desired.
   
   Imported bookmarks