Saving a page so you can find it again
Bookmark a page and open it again without searching.
A bookmark is your browser remembering a page for you. Some browsers call them favorites. They are the same thing.
You save one by pressing the star at the right end of the address bar. The browser stores the address under a name you choose.
Later you open your bookmarks list and press the name. The page loads straight away, with no searching and no typing.
This matters most for the handful of pages you use every week. Your bank, your library, your doctor, your utility bill.
Key points
- A bookmark is a saved web address.
- Favorites and bookmarks mean the same thing.
- The star at the end of the address bar saves the page.
- Give it a short name you will recognize.
- Open it later from your bookmarks list.
What to remember
- A short plain name beats whatever the website suggests.
- The pages you visit weekly are exactly the ones worth saving.
- You can rename a bookmark any time, so pick whatever words come naturally.
Try this
Bookmark three pages you use most often, name each one in a single word, and open one of them from the list.
Practice: Saving a page so you can find it again. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.