Thanks David. Ah, got ya… this is not a bad idea, though I have 23
folders averaging 10 internet shortcuts in each so it will take me a
little while to create such folder! BTW, I quite like the options in
Edge to sort shortcuts by name and to remove duplicates - I like to keep
things tidy.
Thanks once more for your help.
Kind regards,
Amro
On 17/06/2020 01:18 am, David Griffith wrote:
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On the last point I don’t mean an html file but a proper internet shortcut.
So you are on a page on the web
Press alt D to go to the address bar.
Control C to copy the URL address
Now alt tab to the desktop or a File Explorer folder perhaps called Key Links or Favorites folder.
Hopefully your screenreader will say not selected.
If you have any file selected you need to press control space to de-select so your screenreader says not selected.
Press application key and then W for new and cursor down once to shortcut and press enter.
Press control V to paste in the web address and press enter.
Now type in th e name you want for your shortcut and press enter again.
|Your should now have created your internet shortcut which you can keep anywhere – on the Desktop for example..
.This I can do surprisingly quickly as I am used to it though it is undeniably takes a little more time than adding a favourite via a browser.
However you are never again tied to managing Favourites in any particular browser like Chrome Edge Brave or Firefox. The shortcuts are very easily organised into folders and sub-folders in standard windows file explorer windows. They are also reliably used by any browser you happen to be using on any device if you keep this folder of shortcuts on something like DropBox..
This same folder of shortcuts will for example work just as well for launching web sites in Safari on the mac or on an iPhone and the last time I checked on Android devices. I have even transferred these shortcuts to an ancient Nokia talks enabled phone so that I could open websites on that device.
David Griffith
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Hi David and all,
I have figured i t out. Alt + Shift + B does set focus on the first item
in the favourites bar, but here was my problem. The bookmarks bar, where
I saved my list of favourites under a folder structure, was the third
item in the favourites bar, and I had to arrow twice to get to it. It
turned out that I can change the order of items in the favourites bar
and make the bookmarks bar the first item; I only switched from Firefox
to Edge yesterday you see.
Thanks though for the hint about searching for favourites in the address
bar, I didn’t know about that either I must say.
Lastly, you said “If you want quick access to lists of Favourites under
a folder structure it may be worth investing in creat ing internet
shortcuts to use in File explorer”. You mean exporting them to an HTML
file etc, right? This is a good idea too and easily done.
Kind regards,
Amro
On 16/06/2020 12:47 am, daj.griffith@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> In chrome based browsers the most efficient way generally is to hit alt D or control L to reach the address bar and start typing in the Favourite name you want.
> Press the down arrow to see search suggestions which will include suggestions from your Favourites/Bookmarks.
> If you want quick access to lists of Favourites under a folder structure it may be worth investing in creating internet shortcuts to use in File explorer - if placed in the cloud these wil l be available across multiple devices.
>
>
> David Griffith
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> Hi all,
>
> What is the easiest and quickest way to get to Favourites in Edge please? I believe I’m using the latest edition of Edge. All the suggested hotkeys I found online seems to be involving few keystrokes.
>
> TIA,
>
> Amro
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