<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.5-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdedbx45.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <!--moved from konqueror docbook --> <article id="keditbookmarks" lang="&language;"> <articleinfo> <title>The Bookmark Editor</title> <authorgroup> <author>&Pamela.Roberts;</author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2016-11-04</date> <releaseinfo>Applications 16.12</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword>bookmarks</keyword> <keyword>editor</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <para>In many applications (⪚ &konqueror;, &konsole;, &konversation;) the <menuchoice><guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu><guimenuitem>Edit Bookmarks</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> option opens the <guilabel>Bookmark Editor</guilabel>.</para> <para>Alternatively you can launch the editor as standalone application to edit the browser bookmarks.</para> <para>The editor shows a tree view of your bookmarks and bookmark subfolders. As is usual for tree views in &kde;, subfolders are shown with a small <keycap>></keycap> arrow at the left of the folder name; <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> clicking on it will expand the view to show the contents of that subfolder and the <keycap>></keycap> arrow will change to <keycap>v</keycap>; <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> clicking on the <keycap>v</keycap> arrow will collapse the subfolder view.</para> <para>To select an item in the list you can <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> click on it, or you can navigate through the list by using the <keysym>Up</keysym> and <keysym>Down</keysym> keys to move around, <keysym>Right</keysym> to expand a subfolder and <keysym>Left</keysym> to collapse it.</para> <para>You can move an item to a different place in the list by using the normal Drag and Drop or <guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem> and <guimenuitem> Paste</guimenuitem> methods. The order in which the items appear in the <guilabel>Bookmark Editor</guilabel> is the order they will appear in the <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> drop down list. The <menuchoice><guimenu>Folder </guimenu><guimenuitem>Insert Separator</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option can be used to insert separating lines into the list wherever you wish.</para> <para>A new subfolder can be created at the selected point in the list by using the <guimenuitem>New Folder...</guimenuitem> option in the <guimenu>Folder</guimenu> menu or from the drop down menu you get when you <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on an item in the main part of the window, or with <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo> </para> <para>To change the name of a bookmark or folder select it then press <keycap>F2</keycap> or choose the <guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem> item from the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu or the pop up menu that appears when you <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on the item. Similarly, you can edit the &URL; by pressing <keycap>F3</keycap> or choosing the <guimenuitem> Change Location</guimenuitem> menu item.</para> <para>The <guilabel>Bookmark Editor</guilabel> lets you import bookmarks from a range of other browsers into &konqueror;'s bookmark list, putting them into a new folder or replacing all current bookmarks. To do this select <guisubmenu>Import</guisubmenu> from the <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu. The <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guisubmenu>Export</guisubmenu> </menuchoice> option can be used to export &konqueror;'s bookmarks to a Mozilla browser.</para> <para>To select which bookmark subfolder is used to hold the Bookmark Toolbar items select the subfolder then choose <guimenuitem>Set as Toolbar Folder</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Folder</guimenu> menu.</para> <para>If you are tidying up your bookmarks and have forgotten what a particular web page is, you can easily open it from within the <guilabel> Bookmark Editor</guilabel> by <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> clicking on the item and selecting <guimenuitem>Open in Konqueror</guimenuitem> from the pop up menu. If you just want to check that the &URL; is still valid select <guimenuitem>Check Status</guimenuitem> instead.</para> <note><para>All your changes are automatically saved if you close the <guilabel>Bookmark Editor</guilabel>. </para></note> <!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> &underFDL; &underGPL; </article>