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New Win10 laptop has normal horizontal bookmarks BUT New Win10 desktop has only a dropdown list instead of horizontal bookmarks. Same settings both computers

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Q says it all. I want horizontal row of bookmark icons in the bookmark bar. What am I missing?

Q says it all. I want horizontal row of bookmark icons in the bookmark bar. What am I missing?

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Do you mean you have a drop-down list from a toolbar button on the location/address bar or do you have the bookmarks sidebar (Ctrl+B) ?


Make sure toolbars like the "Bookmarks Toolbar" are visible. Open the Customize window and set what toolbars (Show/Hide Toolbars) and toolbar items to display.

  • Right-click empty toolbar area -> Customize
  • "3-bar" menu button -> Customize
  • View -> Toolbars
    *you can tap the Alt key or press the F10 key to show the hidden Menu Bar temporarily
  • check that "Bookmarks Toolbar Items" is on the Bookmarks Toolbar
  • if "Bookmarks Toolbar Items" is not on the Bookmarks Toolbar then drag it back from the Customize palette to the Customize window to the Bookmarks Toolbar
  • if missing items are in the Customize palette then drag them back from the Customize window to the toolbar
  • if you do not see an item on a toolbar and in the Customize palette then click the Restore Defaults button in the Customize palette window to restore the default toolbar set.

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The ONLY thing on my bookmarks bar, having performed the instruction within 'Customize', is a folder icon plus the words "Bookmarks Menu".

By left clicking on that item, all my bookmarks appear in a dropdown menu. ********************************* I CAN slide the bookmarks out from the dropdown list INTO the horizontal area of the bookmark bar where they belong. Since I have over a hundred bookmarks, moving each from the dropdown list to the horizontal list becomes a horrendous chore, best left for a computer to accomplish.

Modified by PaulBennett