Quick Tip

045-2008

Print out your Bookmarks and Favorites

NOTE: I was not able to do this in MSN or AOL but it worked well using Windows Explorer and Firefox.

You can not right click your favorites and choose "Print", but there is a way you can create a printable HTML document.  Here is the procedure.

TIP:  First we need to create the HTML list. With Internet Explorer click on File > Import and Export to bring up the "Import/Export Wizard" window, Click "Next". Select "Export Favorites" then "Next". If your favorites are organized into folders you can choose to save all of them by clicking on the “Favorites” or just select a specific folder you want to print. Click “Next”.

Choose "Export to a File or Address" where you'll give it a name and location. I would select the "Browse" button and save it to the Desktop for easy finding. Click "Next".

Click "Finish" on the next screen and we're done with the first part.

Next we will work with the file you just created.

Go to the Desktop and double click the file you just created. It will open up in Explorer. Notice that it is just a page of names with clickable links. Don't panic, we can print the URLs—stay with me.

With IE 5 go to File>Print and check the "Print table of links" box then OK. With IE 6 or 7 go to File>Print then select the "Options" tab—you'll find the "Print table of links" tab there.

Push the "Print" button and your bookmarks will print out with the address list.

If you are using Firefox you can export a list of bookmarks too: Go to Bookmarks>Manage Bookmarks then File>Export. Choose a location and name (again, I suggest the desktop) then Save. The only trick here for printing is that you'll need to open the HTML file with Internet Explorer and print using the method above.