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what happened to the old way to bookmark a page

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when I want to bookmark a page, this entire box comes up. The old way it just bookmarked it. how can i go back to the old way? This way seems so complicated and doesn't work correctly. Thx

when I want to bookmark a page, this entire box comes up. The old way it just bookmarked it. how can i go back to the old way? This way seems so complicated and doesn't work correctly. Thx

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Hi jromano6178

sorry but i think this is not possible, see in the next article if you missed or confused with something, you know already but if you like you can see it with details:

How do I create a bookmark?


thank you

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Hi jromano6178

sorry but i think this is not possible, see in the next article if you missed or confused with something, you know already but if you like you can see it with details:

How do I create a bookmark?


thank you

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  • Clicking the star in the location bar will bookmark the page in the "Unsorted Bookmarks" folder and the star turns yellow (blue on Mac) to show that.
  • The "Unsorted Bookmarks" folder shows in the sidebar and the Library, but not in the Bookmarks menu drop down list.
  • Bookmarks > "Bookmark This Page" (Ctrl+D) will bookmark the page in the Bookmarks Menu folder (you need to confirm that).
  • "Bookmark This Page" can be accessed via the right-click context menu of that browser page or by using the keyboard (Alt+B) to open the bookmarks menu.
  • If the URL in the location bar is bookmarked (star at the right end is yellow/blue) then click the highlighted star or use "Bookmark This Page" (Ctrl+D) to edit the properties of the bookmark (name, location) and move it to another folder or remove the bookmark.
  • Click the star at the right end of the location bar once to bookmark the current site and click the highlighted star a second time to open the "Edit This Bookmark" window and move the bookmark to another folder or edit the name.
  • Click the Remove button in the "Edit This Bookmark" window to remove a bookmark.
  • Click the arrow at the far right of the Folder field in the "Edit This Bookmark" window to access the complete folder list. That full folder list also opens if you click the drop marker in the Folder field and select the "Choose" item. That window also has a button to create a "New Folder" (look for a button with "New Folder" or a "+" under the folder list).
  • Use the "Edit This Bookmark" window to locate a bookmarked link (bookmarks have a yellow/blue star) from the location bar drop down list. Do that in Offline mode ("File > Work Offline") to avoid the link from opening.