Friday, February 27, 2015

Bookmarking: How Do You Do That?!

Bookmarks, favorites, shortcuts are all terms used to perform the same function: save a website you visit frequently. A bookmark is a stored favorite that is easy to return to without doing a search or typing in a web address (URL). The Chrome web browser has a bookmark bar where you can place these well traveled pages. 


How Do You Bookmark a Page?
1. First, turn on your bookmark bar, by clicking on the lines stacked on top of each other to the right side of the web address bar. Select Bookmarks > Show Bookmarks Bar

2. To bookmark a website, click the star icon at the end of the web address bar. Click on the star, and it will turn yellow. A small box will appear. You can change the name of the bookmark and where to place it on the bookmark bar.
3. A small icon and/or text will now appear on your bookmark bar below the address bar. When you want to go to that webpage, press the icon and/or text.

What Can You Bookmark?
Well, you can bookmark ANY page you find on the web! And, the first site you should bookmark is this blog!! You will want to return back to this page often as Paul, Linda and I update it with tips and information. Other sites to bookmark can include, the school's website, PowerTeacher, laptop sign up sheets, Twitter, Google Drive...the list goes on and on.

Watch How to Bookmark video