Using the favorites center

Internet Explorer Favorites are used to save links to sites that you want to visit again. Creating a list of favorites allows you to visit those sites with a single click, rather than having to type the sites URL each time you want to visit it.

Adding items to the Favorites list: Go to the page that you want to add to your list. Click the “Add to Favorites” button on the toolbar and select “Add to Favorites..”. The “Add a Favorite” window is displayed. You may type a new name for the page in the “Name” text box.

You may organize your favorite pages in folders and save items under different folders. To place this favorite in an existing folder, from the “Create in” drop-down list, select the desired folder and click “Add”.

Alternatively, you may create a new folder for a favorite. For this, click “New Folder”. Enter a name for the new folder in the “Create a Folder” window and click “Create”. Now click “Add” in the

“Add a Favorite” window.

The “Favorites” list contains all the favorites you have created. This list appears under “Favorites” when you click the “Favorites Center” button on the toolbar. If you would like to display the Favorites Center at the left of your screen at all times, you may pin it to the window by clicking on the “Pin the Favorites Center” button. To unpin it, simply click on the “X” shaped, “Close the Favorites Center” icon.

Organizing your Favorites: You may wish to organize your favorite pages by topic. Click the “Add to Favorites” button, and then click “Organize Favorites”. In the “Organize Favorites” window, you may use the different buttons in the lower part to create, rename or delete a folder. You can also move items from one folder to another by using the “Move” button or dragging the item to the appropriate folder

You may also use the Menu Bar to add items to your Favorites list and to organize your Favorites. For this, select “Favorites → Add to Favorites..” and  “Favorites → Organize Favorites” from the Menu Bar.

Using the History list: Internet Explorer keeps track of the web pages you have previously visited in the form of history. To view the History list, click the “History” button in the Favorites Center. Now, click on one of the calendar icons. History items are displayed sorted by website. Click on one of the yellow icons to see what pages you visited at a particular site. You may then click on a website link to open the related page. 

You may re-sort your History items by clicking on the arrow next to the "History" button and making your selection.

To delete an item from the History List, right-click on it and select “Delete”. Click “Yes” in the displayed window.

In this interactive session, we will learn to create favorites.

In this practice session, you will create favorites.