Export Bookmarks: Firefox



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	Course Homepage Course Modules: Online Community Background Information Basic Web Searching Managing Resources Advanced Web Searching Comprehensive Web Search Strategies Course Projects Assessment	Exporting Firefox Bookmarks (PC and Mac) Note: These instructions are written for the current version of Firefox. If you are still using an earlier version check the Firefox help files for specific instructions for your version. Click on the Bookmarks menu (the little Star icon on the right side near the top) and click on Show All Bookmarks. Windows: Click on Import and Backup in the window that appears and select Export Bookmarks to HTML. Mac: Click the little Star button in the window that appears and select Export Bookmarks to HTML. When the Save dialog box appears, select the Desktop as the destination for the file. Now, change the default bookmarks or bookmarks.html file name to your first initial followed by your last name and the suffix .htm or .html (example: bjost.htm or bjost.html). Important Note: Use only lower-case letters. Do not use any spaces and be sure that the file type/format is set to HTML. Save the renamed bookmarks file. Close the Bookmarks window and then close Firefox. Navigate to the desktop where you saved the exported bookmarks file and double-click to open it. You should see your entire Bookmarks file displayed as a webpage on your screen. Clicking on the links should take you to the associated webpage. You will notice that this process exported your entire Bookmarks list. If you want to remove some of the bookmarks, try using your word processor. Most recent word processors can open and edit webpages. Give your's a try. Just be sure to save the edited Bookmarks list as a .htm or .html (webpage) file. Check your word processor's help files for more information. You are now ready to send me your exported bookmarks as an email attachment. See the directions below if you need them. How to send your exported Bookmarks / Favorites as an email attachment Importing your Bookmarks / Favorites to another web browser back

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