How to "Bookmark" a Web Site

Here's a great way that you can revisit a website without having to type in the whole address. This feature on your web browser is called "bookmarking", or adding to your "favorites" collection.

Here's the idea: when you read a book, you place a bookmark between the pages to mark your spot in the book. Likewise, when you surf the Internet, you can also use a "bookmark" to mark your spot in the Internet. That way, the next time you surf the Internet you won't have to do long searches to find that page. You can just click on the "bookmark" for the site, and the browser will take you to that site. Some web browsers call it a "favorite" marker, that you add to your collection of favorite web sites, called "Favorites."

If you are not already using this feature, you may find that it would be very helpful in locating the websites that you often visit (such as the mentor leadership training sites that we have sent you!). When you want to return to a web site, all you do is connect to the Internet, then select the marker for the site from the "Favorites" or "Bookmarks" menu. This takes you straight to the marked web site without having to type the web address or URL (Uniform Resource Locator). Netscape Navigator or Mozilla users may have heard "Favorites" referred to as "Bookmarks." We have listed the steps required to use this feature below.

  To Add a Favorite (in Internet Explorer)

1. Open Internet Explorer and go to the web page you want to add to your "Favorites" collection. If you do not yet have such a page, you can practice with the Penn State Home Page at http://www.psu.edu.
2. Once the web page has loaded, click on the "Favorites" menu and select "Add to Favorites."
3. A menu will appear asking you to confirm the name of the favorite. Select "OK" and the new Favorite will appear at the bottom of your "Favorites" list.
4. After having created a Favorite, click on the Favorites menu and notice how the Penn State Home Page (or the page you had loaded) is listed under the menu.
5. Select it, or any item in this list, and you will be taken to that web page automatically.

  To Delete a Favorite (in Internet Explorer)

1. Click on "Organize Favorites" in the "Favorites" menu.
2. Click once on the "Favorite" you want to remove.
3. Click "Delete".
4. A window will ask if you're sure you want to do this. Click "Yes."
5. To exit the "Organize Favorites" section, click "Close."

We think you will find the "Bookmarking" or "Favorites" feature very helpful when you are using the Internet (World Wide Web) and visiting the same site more than once.

If you are confused or have any questions at any time, please E-mail us at AACmentor@psu.edu.

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This research is supported by Grant #H133G8004 from The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research and no official endorsement should be inferred.