[NFBCS] favorites in edge

Sun Feb 27 04:03:32 UTC 2022

Hi Brian and all,
I save a lot of Favorites in Edge and most often I just leave them in the
default folder for favorites.  Subsequently, to then find them quickly (and
this works even if the bookmark is in a sub folder) is to start typing into
the Address Bar (control + L) anything in the title or URL that I remember
about the place I want to go.  The favorites will then be suggested, you can
go through that list with the down arrow right from the Address Bar.

To make the arrow down process better I change one default setting which is
called "Search and Site Suggestions".  Find this setting with the following
steps:
1. Alt + F for the Edge menu 
2. Press S for settings 
3. Find Address Bar and Search Button and Press Enter.
4. Tab until you hear  "Show me search and site suggestions using my typed
characters  check box"  which will say Checked or Unchecked; switch it to
Unchecked.

You'll also hear "Search result match: If you turn this off, you'll only see
suggestions from your favorites and history. Typed characters won't be sent
to the search engine used in the address bar."

With this setting off as you can tell in the description you'll now just get
Favorites and History suggestions when you arrow down from the address bar.
And for sites I go to often Edge seems to suggest those higher.

I also highly recommend turning on Synch in Edge.  It allows you to easily
get your favorites on Edge for iPhone, Mac, iPad, other Windows PCs, etc (I
assume Android).  This is also found in Settings and is totally free if you
have any Microsoft account such as outlook.com, Hotmail.com, msn.com or any
work or school account using Microsoft cloud services. 

Curtis's approach also works, but then you'll want/need to rely on Windows
search.  With this option though you do have the benefit of transitioning to
any default browser.  You can also still synch to any number of clouds like
Microsoft OneDrive.

Hope that helps everyone.

Best,
Charles

-----Original Message-----
From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Louis Maher via NFBCS
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2022 9:47 AM
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Cc: Louis Maher <ljmaher03 at outlook.com>; Bryan Schulz
<b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [NFBCS] favorites in edge

Hello,

Curtis Chong has described a browser-independent way to use favorites.
---
"From Curtis Chong:
Greetings:

The procedure I use for managing website favorites works across all of the
Windows browsers I have worked with over the years: Internet Explorer,
Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and (now) the new Microsoft Edge. Here it
is.

First, I created a folder within My Documents called Favorites. There is
nothing magical about the name of the folder. You can call it anything you
like.
This is where you would store any Favorite that you create.

Second, using Edge or any other browser, go to the web page for which you
would like to create a favorite or shortcut. Press ALT+D or CTRL+L (it
really doesn't matter) to move the focus to the address bar. Since the URL
contained in the address bar is already highlighted (selected), press CTRL+C
to copy the URL to the Windows Clipboard.

With File Explorer, open the Favorites folder you have created. Press
CTRL+SPACE a couple of times to ensure that nothing is selected. JAWS
CTRL should
tell you when the line item is not selected.

Now, press Shift+F10 to open up a context menu and up arrow to New. Press
right arrow to open the submenu and press down arrow to Shortcut. Press
Enter.

Paste the URL you copied earlier into the edit field and tab once to type a
name for the Shortcut. Then, press Enter.

That's all there is to it. Any time you want to manage or go to a favorite,
use File Explorer first to locate the favorite and then press Enter to
activate it.

Cordially,

Curtis Chong

"---

Regards
Louis Maher
Phone: 713-444-7838
E-mail: ljmaher03 at outlook.com

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From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Bryan Schulz via NFBCS
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2022 8:24 AM
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Cc: Bryan Schulz <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [NFBCS] favorites in edge

Hi,

It seems harder to find a favorite in edge.

Could someone tell me where to find more favorites saved in edge?

I know a site was saved but can't find it in the list.

It may have been saved to a sub folder.

Thanks,

Bryan

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