Everyone here at StarterTech is big on the use of the web browser, Firefox, because it is just generally a more pleasant browsing experience than any of its competitors. So we’re always going to be giving you little tips about using our favorite browser in the hopes that you will also give it a try.
Remember, just because Internet Explorer came with your computer, it doesn’t mean that’s the only thing the will work for you!
Sometimes when you are in the middle of a heavy surfing session you just want to make a quick bookmark to a site without going through all the hassle of adding it to a bookmark folder, and then later you have to remember to go back and delete it. It can be a hassle and just plain old annoying!
Luckily the folks at Firefox thought of this and they added the “bookmarks toolbar” a while back to the popular web browser.
This is a toolbar at the top of your browser window, generally located right below the address and tools bar. As you can see in the image to the left here, we’ve highlighted it for you. Typically you will use this bar as a quick way to add a site to your bookmarks, whether it be something you think you will only need one time, or if it is something you just access every day and feel the need to get to quickly on a regular basis. Personally, I tend to keep a mixture of them on the bar, deleting what I don’t need on a regular basis.
So, how do you get the bookmarks on to this toolbar in a “quick” fashion? In this image to the right, we’ve highlighted the pink “M!” for Mashable.com to show you what a “Favicon” is. Anytime you see a little symbol like this in your browser, it is an icon made to represent the site. Now, if you click on the favicon with your left mouse button, and hold it, you can drag the favicon down to the bookmarks toolbar. Unfortunately this action won’t show up in a screen shot, but you should be able to get in 1 or 2 tries. Once you have dragged it down to the bar, you can arrange it anywhere on the bar you like, and if you end up with too many, you’ll end up with a drop down menu you can choose from. it somewhat defeats the purpose of the bar, but it is an option.
To delete anything you’ve added to the bar, simply click on the item with your right mouse button, and from the pop-up menu that appears, click “delete”, and it simply goes away.
I still recommend you use the normal bookmark system for the majority of your sites, but for something you need to just remember quickly, this is by far the easiest way.
