Sunday, April 27, 2008

Changing your Homepage and Adding Bookmarks

So, as you start to use your Apple more and more, you will need to build your favorites. On your Mac, these are called Bookmarks. As you know, we have two Internet Browsers, Firefox and Safari. I recommend choosing one browser and sticking with it. This is because your bookmarks will not transfer between the two. So, in order to not get confused, I stick to using Firefox. That way, all of my bookmarks are readily available. Try each browser and see which one you prefer.

To change your home page in Safari, click under the "Safari" menu at the top of the browser window and click on "Preferences". Make sure you are on the "General" tab and then type in the address(URL) of your choice in the Home Page cell.

To change your home page in Firefox, click under the "Firefox" menu at the top of the browser window and then click on "Preferences". Make sure you are the "Main" tab and then type in the address(URL) of your choice in the Home Page cell.

To change or update addresses in your Bookmarks Bar in Safari, click on the Bookmarks menu at the top of your browser window and then click "Show All Bookmarks". On the left side, make sure Bookmarks Bar is selected and then on the right hand side type/change the address to the new updated URL.

You can do the same in Firefox by clicking on the Bookmarks menu and then click on "Organize Bookmarks." Choose a particular bookmark address and then click on the "Rename" button at the top and then correct the address (URL). You can also bookmark a page you are currently on by clicking on "Bookmarks" and then clicking on "Bookmark This Page". It will ask to confirm, so press "Add" to finish the process.

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