The K Desktop Environment

Chapter 4. Using Bookmarks

Although you can use Konqueror's bookmarks to record the locations of your own files and directories, they are most useful when you are surfing the Web, letting you build up a list of useful sites.

To open the Bookmarks drop-down list you may either left click on the Menubar Bookmarks item, or use the Alt+B hotkey. Once the list is visible, you can navigate through it with the arrow keys or with your mouse, then press Enter or left mouse button click to visit the selected location.

To add a new item to the list use the Menubar Bookmarks->Add Bookmark item or Ctrl+B or right click and select Add To Bookmarks when you are viewing the desired directory or web page.

The Bookmarks list can contain folders containing other bookmarks, or even other folders.

If you have a dual-boot Linux®/Windows® system, then Internet Explorer's File->Import and Export->Export Favorites option will create a .htm file containing links to your IE favourites. From within Konqueror you can then, as long as you have access to the Windows partition, find that file and add it to your bookmarks. In this way you can access all of your old IE favourites.

4.1. Organising Your Bookmarks

The Bookmarks->Edit Bookmarks... option opens the Bookmark Editor in a new window. Here is where you can:

Note

If you can't get the Bookmark Toolbar to appear when you check the Show Bookmark Toolbar box in Konqueror's Settings menu then select a suitable folder in the Bookmark Editor and left click on the Set As Toolbar Folder in the Settings menu.