You know what it’s like when you find a recipe and you want to remember where it is, right? You want to put a mark where you can easily retrieve the information you’ve found. Well, on the internet, the same kind of thing is available whether you use Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator you can mark your place and find it quickly when you have time to come back to it.

The objective of this web activity is to get the user comfortable with using Favorites or Bookmarks and how to organize them in a useful way.

“Favorites” is the term Internet Explorer uses to define how a user can mark their place to come back later. Netscape uses the term “Bookmarks” for the same thing.

Add Favorites Tutorial – This link provides instructions on how to add Favorites to the menu in the tool bar on a page that is connected to the internet.

http://internet-explorer-tutorials.com/add-favorites.html

Now, you should be able to create a list of “Favorites” but how will you organize them? Use the link below to gain tips for organization of your Favorites.

Description of Favorites – This link provides instructions for adding favorites and suggestions as to how to organize them to suit your needs.

http://www.websearch.about.com/od/internetresearch/a/favorites.htm

Assignment:

Visit any five web sites of your choice and make them “Favorites”. Organize them into one folder. Email the folder as an attachment to your instructor.

Favorites can become overwhelming. You can manage your favorites kind of like you manage anything else you do. If you are a good organizer, then this will be a snap! If you are like me, there are papers everywhere…and Favorites from all over the place as well. This tool will only be as useful to you as you make it. Have fun with it.