Just to add one or two notes on my own behalf. When you're happy that you understand the Favorites list, as well as arrowing through your list of Favorites in the list (using the alt-a method), you can also press the first letter of the name of the Favorite you want to go to. If a number of items in the list begin with the same letter, e.g., if you have a few beginning with the letter s, hit s a few times until your desired item is highlighted then enter to go there. It's also possible to just slightly change the name of a favorite, using similar to the renaming method Paul has given. (I do this, i.e., I put a single digit between 0 and 9 - or even a letter like x or z - in front of some of my most often-used Favorites, as a 'shortcut' the quicker to highlight one in the Favorites list. For example, if I rename the RTE favorite 3RTE, I can immediately bring it up with alt-a, 3.) In this case, instead of deleting the name, hit the home key - the top-centre key of the six-pack - to bring the cursor to the beginning of the line. Then type in a number or other rarely-used alphanumeric character that will prefix the original name. then tab to OK, etc. Alt-A, 3 [or some other digigt of your choosing] will now bring up RTE - or whichevver site you set it to.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Traynor" <paul.traynor@xxxxxxx> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:38 AM Subject: [vip_students] Adding Web Pages to the Favorites! Just something for you all to try out when you get time. Its useful to save certain web pages that you visit from time to time into your favourites. Here is how you can go about doing it. (The organized way) 1. When on a web page that you wish to save into the favourites folder, go to the "favourites menu" using keys "alt + A". 2. Now press the enter key on "add to favourites". 3. In the file name field a suggested name will appear for you to save with or you can simply just type over the suggested name with your own choice. 4. If you wish to file this particular page away in a sub folder within the Favourites folder, that is a sub folder being a folder within the main favourites folder and one that reflects the types of web sites you wish to put in there then you can do this by "tabbing" to the "new folder" button and then pressing the spacebar. 5. Assuming you are going to do this an "edit box" will pop up asking you to type in a new name for the folder you wish to create so just call it something meaningful and then tab and press on the "ok button". 6. Now you will be placed back in the previous screen or window and on the add new folder button. At this point press the "reverse tab, shift key + tab" and you will be in a list of folders available to you which contains both the main favourites folder and any "new sub folders" you have just created. At this point just arrow down to select any of the folders in this list which indicates to Internet Explorer that this is where you wish to save the web page. 7. Finally, tab to the ok button and press the spacebar or enter key. Now whenever you wish to bring up this saved web site again, go into your favourites menu, "alt + A" and arrow down to the sub folder, the one you created with the name you gave it. Then right arrow into it and you will find your saved web page in there. Just press enter on it to have it open up on screen once more. This is a good tidy way to keep your web pages. Now for the random disorganized way. 1. While on the web page, press keys "control + letter D" 2. In the dialogue of options that appear, just tab key to the "add button" and press the spacebar. This will automatically add in that particular web page to your favourites menu without putting it directly into any of the sub folders. You can now access this page by going into the favourites menu and arrowing down till you come to it in the main favourites menu listing. Paul. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.4/1394 - Release Date: 23/04/2008 19:16 ******************************************************************** NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. NCBI endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of NCBI ********************************************************************