Learning in the Lou

Want to export/import your bookmarks from Chrome? Follow these steps and you will be good to go. Exporting Open Chrome . 1. Click the ice cream cone . (three little dots in the upper right corner) 2. Click Bookmarks . 3. Click Bookmark manager . 1. Click Organize . 2. Click Export bookmarks to HTML file... 1. Feel free to rename the file so it is easier to find later. 2. Click Save . Importing Open  Chrome . 1. Click the  ice cream cone .  (three little dots in the upper right corner) 2. Click  Bookmarks . 3. Click  Bookmark manager . 1. Click  Organize . 2. Click  Import bookmarks from HTML file... 1. Locate your bookmark file. 2. Click Open.

(fireworks from Pentwater, MI) Welcome to the new school year! It is now July which means the new year has officially begun! I am super pumped at all the new possibilities that are coming down the road very soon. I usually start thinking about how I might organize my digital resources every July. One way is to make sure my bookmarks are quickly accessible. One tool I have dabbled with is Google Bookmarks . Google Bookmarks - Setting Up To start using Google Bookmarks you will want to launch and log into Chrome. This will enable you to save every single bookmark you click. 1. After you launch Chrome click on the hamburger icon in the upper right corner. 2. Click Settings . Click Sign in to Chrome . After entering your credentials you will see your account listed. 1. Click the hamburger icon in the upper right corner of Chrome. 2. Click Bookmarks . 3. Click Show bookmarks bar to have a list of favorites across the top of your Chrome window. ...

Using Chrome's built-in bookmarks and the bookmark bar are great ways to organize and quickly access important websites. Adding the Bookmarks Bar to Chrome Launch Chrome . 1. Click the hamburger icon in the upper right corner.  2. Click Bookmarks . 3. Click Show bookmarks bar . Now items you add to the bookmarks bar will show in your browser window. Adding Bookmarks Find the website/Google Doc, etc you want to bookmark. 1. Click on the star . 2. Click Bookmarks bar to add the site to the bar. Want to add the site to a folder? Keep reading. Adding A Bookmarks Folder 1. Click Folder . 2. Click the folder you want to add the bookmark to or create a new folder.

You have all these bookmarks on your computer and now they are missing after it was reimaged. Follow these steps to (hopefully) get them back! Open Chrome. 1. Click the hamburger icon . (3 lines in upper right) 2. Scroll down and click Settings . Sign in to your Google account. Click Ok . The import process should only take a few seconds.

Have you ever had some great bookmarks but you loose them all when your computer crashes?  Do you have so many bookmarks that it is getting difficult to figure out where you saved that great resource you need for class that starts in five minutes? We are starting a short series of posts to help you maintain and organize your bookmarks. Take a look at this video to start to along the path to learning how Diigo is better than sliced bread. Diigo V5: Collect and Highlight, Then Remember! from diigobuzz on Vimeo .