Creating Internet Explorer Favorites:  Tips and Tricks

Just like you'd mark a section of a book for quick reference, you can use the Favorites function of Internet Explorer to record the web addresses of important Internet pages.  By creating a personal favorites system you make it easy to return to a page without retyping the website address. 

How do I create a permanent record of favorite websites?

screen shot of add to favorites menu in I.E.

First navigate to a page that is worth saving!

Click on Favorites

Choose Add to Favorites

Follow I.E. prompts from there!

 

Are there keyboard shortcuts that create favorites?

graphic: control key plus d key.

Yes there are keyboard shortcuts that make it easy to add a site to your favorites list. 

In Windows hit Control-d  (Hold the control key down and tap the 'd' key.)

 

graphic showing command d short cut on macintosh keyboard On the Mac use the Command-d keys

 

Authored by Dennis O'Connor 2003