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Comments on: Mastering Safari’s bookmarks bar http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/ Insanely Simple Tutorials for the First Time Macintosh User Wed, 16 May 2012 02:30:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Celine http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-4/#comment-10096 Celine Sat, 28 Apr 2012 07:52:11 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-10096 Hi there, great tutorial. I was wondering wether you could tell me how to add a second or third row to the bookmarks bar? I tried to find an add-on, but wasnt successfull so far. Thanks! Céline Hi there, great tutorial. I was wondering wether you could tell me how to add a second or third row to the bookmarks bar? I tried to find an add-on, but wasnt successfull so far. Thanks!
Céline

]]> By: Pat http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-4/#comment-10095 Pat Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:45:48 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-10095 I need help deleting items I added to the bookmark bar. I did it once but can't remember how and have several I don't need. Thanks I need help deleting items I added to the bookmark bar. I did it once but can’t remember how and have several I don’t need.
Thanks

]]> By: Scott Haneda http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-4/#comment-10074 Scott Haneda Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:54:16 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-10074 @john, I am assuming you are referring to the bookmarks bar in safari. This is a thin bar about 100px tall that has links to other website locations — or behave like folders of sorts and contain multiple bookmarks. As per the screenshot in the article, you can select the "Show BookMarks Bar" whicheaa will toggle the visibility of this feature. It will give you a little more vertical browsing space on a smaller height laptop, but to little to gain much on anything but the smallest of MacBook Airs. Once customized, I find it quite valuable, as each are attached to keyboard shortcuts. It I were to put osxhelp.com as the first item, a quick press of command -1 will get me there. The same for the second and third as well. Though at the end of the day, it is totally up tobthecuser how valuable the Bookmarks Barcis. I find that it is indespensible. I do belive this article as well as the multiple comments by users, should explain the issue rather well. Good luck! @john, I am assuming you are referring to the bookmarks bar in safari. This is a thin bar about 100px tall that has links to other website locations — or behave like folders of sorts and contain multiple bookmarks.

As per the screenshot in the article, you can select the “Show BookMarks Bar” whicheaa
will toggle the visibility of this feature. It will give you a little more vertical browsing space on a smaller height laptop, but to little to gain much on anything but the smallest of MacBook Airs.

Once customized, I find it quite valuable, as each are attached to keyboard shortcuts. It I were to put osxhelp.com as the first item, a quick press of command -1 will get me there. The same for the second and third as well.

Though at the end of the day, it is totally up tobthecuser how valuable the Bookmarks Barcis. I find that it is indespensible.

I do belive this article as well as the multiple comments by users, should explain the issue rather well.

Good luck!

]]> By: john http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-4/#comment-10073 john Sat, 03 Mar 2012 23:23:52 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-10073 there is a row of tabs of websites showing under my bookmark bar. how did they get there and how to delete?. there is a row of tabs of websites showing under my bookmark bar. how did they get there and how to delete?.

]]> By: Lise http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-4/#comment-10068 Lise Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:55:57 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-10068 My a mistake, I have somehow removed the Bookmark "Top Sites" from the Bookmark list on top of the Safari screen. How can I get it back? There is no URL to Top Sites, så I can't do what you wrote in the edit part. Can you help? Thanks. My a mistake, I have somehow removed the Bookmark “Top Sites” from the Bookmark list on top of the Safari screen. How can I get it back? There is no URL to Top Sites, så I can’t do what you wrote in the edit part. Can you help?
Thanks.

]]> By: Dylan http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-4/#comment-10061 Dylan Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:33:28 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-10061 For some reason my favorite links that were on my favorite bar is now gone, even with my favorite bar showing For some reason my favorite links that were on my favorite bar is now gone, even with my favorite bar showing

]]> By: Scott Haneda http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-10016 Scott Haneda Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:19:28 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-10016 @Chris you are correct, that is one think Safar can't do. I make my bookmark bar items one character. I also use dingbats and other special fonts for those characters if I'm feeling particularly creative. However, to get them as Chrome has done can't be done natively. I would be willing to bet there is a Safar extension that allows for the change in behavior. There's thousands of them now that dons wide range of cosmetic alterations to Safari. I have found that with font characters and single letters I can get quite a few bookmarks in my bookmarks bar and I memorize them pretty quick. The first 5 I don't even worry about since those can be activated by the command -1-5 keyboard sequence. Many of the rest I end up not going to as often as I thought so I get rid of them, or put more than one bookmark in the item to make a category I can open many at once. Try searching for a Safari extension to modify Safari's native behavior. Aside from that, you may have to resort to some of the trickery I have to get closer. @Chris you are correct, that is one think Safar can’t do. I make my bookmark bar items one character. I also use dingbats and other special fonts for those characters if I’m feeling particularly creative.

However, to get them as Chrome has done can’t be done natively. I would be willing to bet there is a Safar extension that allows for the change in behavior. There’s thousands of them now that dons wide range of cosmetic alterations to Safari.

I have found that with font characters and single letters I can get quite a few bookmarks in my bookmarks bar and I memorize them pretty quick. The first 5 I don’t even worry about since those can be activated by the command -1-5 keyboard sequence.

Many of the rest I end up not going to as often as I thought so I get rid of them, or put more than one bookmark in the item to make a category I can open many at once.

Try searching for a Safari extension to modify Safari’s native behavior. Aside from that, you may have to resort to some of the trickery I have to get closer.

]]> By: Chris http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-10015 Chris Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:58:50 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-10015 I depend on the bookmarks bar between firefox and chrome. Apples browsers bookmark bar does not support logos of websites which are far better than words. My chrome browser has all my favorite websites with no title just their websites logo, when I want netflix I click its icon, when I want Hulu I click its icon, Facebook etc.etc. Safari does' t do this; this is a major flaw to me. Its 95% of the reason I don't use safari on my Macbook Pro. Safari renders better on a mac than chrome, but the bookmarks bar is a heavy part of my web browsing habits, I have probably 50 bookmarks in folders if they need names, and spread along the screen under the address bar if their website has a logo. It is compact, pretty and easy to use. This is accomplished in Chrome or Firefox by erasing the websites title from the book mark when you make it in chrome or firefox, erasing the title erases the book mark in safari! Boo I depend on the bookmarks bar between firefox and chrome. Apples browsers bookmark bar does not support logos of websites which are far better than words. My chrome browser has all my favorite websites with no title just their websites logo, when I want netflix I click its icon, when I want Hulu I click its icon, Facebook etc.etc. Safari does’ t do this; this is a major flaw to me. Its 95% of the reason I don’t use safari on my Macbook Pro. Safari renders better on a mac than chrome, but the bookmarks bar is a heavy part of my web browsing habits, I have probably 50 bookmarks in folders if they need names, and spread along the screen under the address bar if their website has a logo. It is compact, pretty and easy to use. This is accomplished in Chrome or Firefox by erasing the websites title from the book mark when you make it in chrome or firefox, erasing the title erases the book mark in safari! Boo

]]> By: Scott Haneda http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-9431 Scott Haneda Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:02:58 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-9431 @Dave, generally no, once you delete a bookmark, folder, bookmarklet, or bookmarklet with many items in it, they are done. If you have backups, and you restore the file at ~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist that is one way to get them back. If much has changed since your last backup, I would save a copy of the current ~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist file, restore the old one, drag the target restore folder you want to your desktop temporarily, and then return back to your pre-backup ~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist file. Then, import the temporary backup you made on your Desktop. This should get you back to where you were before this happened, keeping things the same as they are right now, with the addition of the old files bookmarks being returned, @Dave, generally no, once you delete a bookmark, folder, bookmarklet, or bookmarklet with many items in it, they are done. If you have backups, and you restore the file at ~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist that is one way to get them back.

If much has changed since your last backup, I would save a copy of the current ~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist file, restore the old one, drag the target restore folder you want to your desktop temporarily, and then return back to your pre-backup ~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist file. Then, import the temporary backup you made on your Desktop.

This should get you back to where you were before this happened, keeping things the same as they are right now, with the addition of the old files bookmarks being returned,

]]> By: Dave http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-9357 Dave Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:28:38 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-9357 can I get back a folder and all the bookmarks in it that I accidentally pulled off the bookmarks bar? can I get back a folder and all the bookmarks in it that I accidentally pulled off the bookmarks bar?

]]> By: Bunny Stevens http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-9048 Bunny Stevens Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:21:59 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-9048 How to delete a bookmark. How to delete a bookmark.

]]> By: Riffat http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-9032 Riffat Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:40:32 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-9032 thanks so much for this. I want to know how to restore the "popular" folder in book mark which i mistakingly deleted. i had some important links in this folder. Thanks thanks so much for this. I want to know how to restore the “popular” folder in book mark which i mistakingly deleted. i had some important links in this folder. Thanks

]]> By: kev http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-8992 kev Wed, 11 May 2011 21:14:38 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-8992 how do you add a folder in a bookmark you made? how do you add a folder in a bookmark you made?

]]> By: Karl http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-8940 Karl Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:47:12 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-8940 How can I add a new folder when I use the keyboard shortcut Command D to bookmark? It's a bit of bother to have to leave a page to go up to the menu and make a folder. Lots of times I find a site I'd like to bookmark into a new folder as I bookmark. Other browsers give you the ability to make a folder as you hit the keyboard command - can you do this in Safari? How can I add a new folder when I use the keyboard shortcut Command D to bookmark? It’s a bit of bother to have to leave a page to go up to the menu and make a folder. Lots of times I find a site I’d like to bookmark into a new folder as I bookmark.
Other browsers give you the ability to make a folder as you hit the keyboard command – can you do this in Safari?

]]> By: annika http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-8938 annika Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:52:27 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-8938 what a wonderful advice site! I hope I manage to explain my problem: it annoys me so much that when I add a bookmark and want to choose a destination, safari show a "expanded" list of ALL my folders+subfolders - this is an endless list which I always need to scroll up or down forever to find the right folder. I have seen a few screenshots of other users where it looks different: Is there a way to "collapse" this tree = only see the "major"/first row of folders, and then choose the destinations folder step-by-step? thanks SO much for help, I will do my best to clarify this a bit more... what a wonderful advice site! I hope I manage to explain my problem: it annoys me so much that when I add a bookmark and want to choose a destination, safari show a “expanded” list of ALL my folders+subfolders – this is an endless list which I always need to scroll up or down forever to find the right folder. I have seen a few screenshots of other users where it looks different: Is there a way to “collapse” this tree = only see the “major”/first row of folders, and then choose the destinations folder step-by-step?
thanks SO much for help, I will do my best to clarify this a bit more…

]]> By: Trevor Jones http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-8937 Trevor Jones Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:41:45 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-8937 I cannot find the bookmarks editor. I can click on the bookmark bar on the left but no editor with the names on the right comes up, just the cover flow. I get the list of bookmarks, but no editor as shown here, on the right. This is really frustrating. How do I get to it, please. I cannot find the bookmarks editor. I can click on the bookmark bar on the left but no editor with the names on the right comes up, just the cover flow. I get the list of bookmarks, but no editor as shown here, on the right. This is really frustrating. How do I get to it, please.

]]> By: hexley http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-8923 hexley Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:29:00 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-8923 @Steve, once you delete a bookmark, be it in the toolbar, or in your bookmarks list, it is gone. You could et it back from a backup. In your case, you deleted "popular" which is a standard set that Apple includes with Safari. If you google a bit, I am sure you can find a list of what they were and recreate them. You could also create a new account, log into that account, and the popular list will be there, which you could then transfer to your primary account. @Steve, once you delete a bookmark, be it in the toolbar, or in your bookmarks list, it is gone. You could et it back from a backup. In your case, you deleted “popular” which is a standard set that Apple includes with Safari. If you google a bit, I am sure you can find a list of what they were and recreate them. You could also create a new account, log into that account, and the popular list will be there, which you could then transfer to your primary account.

]]> By: Steve http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-8920 Steve Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:10:07 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-8920 I had accidently slip and end up having my finger on the button of my mouse and draged my popular from the bookmark bar and sent it to the X for closing an page and it made a exploding noise and I lost my whole popular stuff and itself what to do to get that stuff back and it back. I had accidently slip and end up having my finger on the button of my mouse and draged my popular from the bookmark bar and sent it to the X for closing an page and it made a exploding noise and I lost my whole popular stuff and itself what to do to get that stuff back and it back.

]]> By: Scott Haneda http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-8917 Scott Haneda Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:25:19 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-8917 @Nick, unless you have a backup of your files, I am not aware of any way to restore bookmarks. @Nick, unless you have a backup of your files, I am not aware of any way to restore bookmarks.

]]> By: Nick http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-8916 Nick Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:54:59 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-8916 Is there a way to recover accidentally deleted bookmark folders? I deleted one that I really need to recover. Thanks Is there a way to recover accidentally deleted bookmark folders? I deleted one that I really need to recover. Thanks

]]> By: pat http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-7909 pat Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:46:52 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-7909 How do I drop items from my bookmarks? How do I drop items from my bookmarks?

]]> By: soccer8163@yahoo.com http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-7899 soccer8163@yahoo.com Wed, 05 Jan 2011 04:03:23 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-7899 Guys i don't know what is going on here but everytime i log in and look things up i see that my favorites sometimes disappear and then come back maybe a couple of days later. I can i prevent this and why do i lost stuff in favorites. I never delate anything on bookmark. Any hints would help thanks Guys i don’t know what is going on here but everytime i log in and look things up i see that my favorites sometimes disappear and then come back maybe a couple of days later. I can i prevent this and why do i lost stuff in favorites. I never delate anything on bookmark. Any hints would help thanks

]]> By: hexley http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-7797 hexley Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:31:48 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-7797 @Michael, are you running any backups of any form, perhaps Time Machine? If you are, then yes, there are many ways you can get that data back. If not, then no, unfortunately, there is no way to restore something that has been deleted from within an app such as a browser. @Michael, are you running any backups of any form, perhaps Time Machine? If you are, then yes, there are many ways you can get that data back. If not, then no, unfortunately, there is no way to restore something that has been deleted from within an app such as a browser.

]]> By: Michael http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-7765 Michael Sun, 21 Nov 2010 01:33:10 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-7765 My kids were on my computer and deleted a folder from my bookmarks menu that i desperately need, is there anyway to recover it! My kids were on my computer and deleted a folder from my bookmarks menu that i desperately need, is there anyway to recover it!

]]> By: Julie http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safaris-bookmarks-bar/comment-page-3/#comment-7718 Julie Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:23:38 +0000 http://osxhelp.com/mastering-safari-part-6-the-bookmarks-bar/#comment-7718 Thanks! I kept on trying to put a bookmark on a bookmark!! Thanks! I kept on trying to put a bookmark on a bookmark!!

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