Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Importing bookmarks to Firefox and Chrome

If you lost your Whitfield bookmarks or just find that some of them are missing, you can replace them by importing the file from Whitfield Bookmarks. You might want to delete or move any folder on your bookmarks bar named Whitfield Bookmarks before you import the new ones.

The instructions below are for importing bookmarks in Firefox and Chrome/Chromium. If you use a different browser and cannot figure out how to import the bookmarks, the technology department can lend a hand.

Before you start, save the file to your downloads folder, desktop or another known location. You will need to know where to find the file to import it.

To import bookmarks into Firefox:
  1. Click the Bookmarks menu, then the "Unsorted Bookmarks" menu from the drop down.
  2. A window named "Library" should appear. At the top of this window is a pull down menu named "Import and Backup". Pull this down and select "Import HTML..."
  3. On the first screen of the import wizard, the only option, "From and HTML File" will already be selected. Just click the "Next" button.
  4. Use the next screen to locate the file you saved earlier. When you have found it, select it, then click the "Open" button.
  5. You will get no notification that the import happened. You will just be returned to the main "Library" window. Close this window and confirm that the Whitfield bookmarks are in your local bookmarks list.
To import the bookmarks into Chromium or Chrome
  1. Click on the wrench in the upper right corner of Chrome, move the mouse to Bookmarks and then to Bookmark Manager and click again. (this will open another tab in Chrome so you will be able to switch between these instructions and what you are actually doing).chromebm1
  2. Now you will click on Organize and then Import Bookmarks from HTML file…
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  3. Next you will find the file you downloaded from one of the links above.
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  4. Finally you will see your new bookmarks on the Bookmark toolbar and in the Bookmark Manager.
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The process is generally similar in other browsers, but if you need assistance, you can always ask.