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If you come across a website you think you'll want to check out again later, adding a bookmark is simple. In Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer, "bookmarks" are actually called "favorites," but they work the same. We'll show you how to save bookmarks or favorites in popular Windows 10 web browsers, including Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 11, and Google Chrome.
Bookmarking a Website in Google Chrome
If you're using Chrome on Windows 10, adding and managing bookmarks is simple. Press Ctrl + D on your keyboard to immediately bookmark the page you're on.
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Go to the site you want to bookmark in Chrome. If you're using Chrome on Windows 10, adding and managing bookmarks is simple. Start by heading to the site you want to save.
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Click the star icon. You'll see this icon on the right side of the address bar at the top of Chrome.
- You can also press Control + D to quickly bookmark any page.
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Name your bookmark and select a folder. New bookmarks are added to the Bookmarks bar, which runs along the top of the browser, by default. [1] X Research source If you want to keep your bookmarks more organized, you can create folders for different categories.
- To choose an existing folder, select it from the list of folders, or click Choose another folder at the bottom of the list to bring up more options.
- To create a new folder, click the More button, select New folder , and type a name for your new folder.
- If you want, you can also type a different name for the bookmark into the "Name" field.
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Click Done or Save . The option you see will be different depending on what you did when choosing a folder. This saves your new bookmark in the specified folder.
- To view your bookmarks, click the three vertical dots at the top-right corner of Chrome and select Bookmarks . You can also open your bookmarks by pressing Control + Shift + O .
- To save all open tabs at once, press Control + Shift + D .
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Go to the website you want to bookmark in Edge. When using Edge, bookmarks are called "favorites." To bookmark a site, you'll add it to your Favorites folder.
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Click the star icon. You'll see this in on the right side of the address bar at the top of the browser window. [2] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source This opens the "Favorite Added" window.
- You can also press Control + D to quickly add a favorite.
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Choose or create a folder. Edge makes it easy to keep your favorites organized. Select an existing folder from the list of folders, or click Choose another folder at the bottom of the folder list to expand more options.
- If you choose the folder called Favorites bar , you'll be able to quickly access that bookmark by clicking it on the bar running along the top of Edge.
- To create a new folder, select Choose another folder at the bottom of the folder list, and then click the New folder button.
- If you want, you can also type a different name for the favorite into the "Name" field.
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Click Done or Save . The option you see depends on whether you created or chose another folder.
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Click the Favorites icon to view all of your favorites. It's the icon of a star with three horizontal lines in the upper-right area of Edge. This displays all of your saved favorites.
- If you don't see this icon, click the three horizontal dots at the top-right corner and select Favorites . You can also press Control + Shift + O to open this window.
- To keep the Favorites bar open, click the pushpin icon at its top-right corner.
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Open the websites you want to bookmark. If you have several tabs open that you want to bookmark, there's an easy way to add them all to your Favorites.
- If you have any open tabs that you don't want to add to your Favorites, close those tabs now.
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Click the Favorites icon. This is the star icon with three horizontal lines at the top-right corner of Edge. If you don't see it, click the three horizontal dots at the top right and click Favorites , or press Control + Shift + O on the keyboard. This opens the Favorites window.
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Click the three horizontal dots on the Favorites window ••• . It's at the window's top-right corner.
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Click Add open pages to favorites . It's near the top of the menu. This adds every page that's currently open in Edge to your Favorites list.
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Go to the site you want to bookmark in Firefox. Bookmarking a site is almost too easy in Firefox.
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Click the star icon. You'll see this icon on the right side of the address bar
- You can also press Control + D to quickly bookmark any page.
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Name your bookmark and select a folder. New bookmarks are added to the Bookmarks bar, which runs along the top of the browser, by default. If you want to keep your bookmarks more organized, you can create folders for different categories.
- To choose an existing folder, select it from the list of folders, or click Choose another folder at the bottom of the list to bring up more options.
- To create a new folder, click the More button, select New folder , and type a name for your new folder.
- If you want, you can also type a different name for the bookmark into the "Name" field.
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Click Done or Save . The options you see will be different depending on what you do when choosing a folder. This saves your new bookmark in the specified folder.
- To view your bookmarks, press Control + Shift + O .
- To save all open tabs at once, press Control + Shift + D' . [3] X Research source
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1. Open the site you want to bookmark.
2. Press Control + D
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3. Choose or create a folder.
4. Click Save
or Done
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