Dragging multiple favorites to folders

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The help instructions allude to a method of dragging multiple favorites to a
folder [they mention 'Select a folder you want to move the selected FILES
to']. I have tried to select in every way known to me in the 'Organize
Favorites' window. I have tried 'Click once' on each [even double click on
each], hold Alt or Cntl or Shift down and click once on each favorite -
nothing seems to select multiple favorites. I appreciate anyones' time and
efforts in providing a solution to me. Thanx.
 
Don't use 'Organize Favorites'.
Use Windows Explorer to organize favorites. It is much easier.

....Alan
 
Thank you Alan. I will try and let you know.

Alan Edwards said:
Don't use 'Organize Favorites'.
Use Windows Explorer to organize favorites. It is much easier.

....Alan

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Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "vince"
The help instructions allude to a method of dragging multiple favorites to a
folder [they mention 'Select a folder you want to move the selected FILES
to']. I have tried to select in every way known to me in the 'Organize
Favorites' window. I have tried 'Click once' on each [even double click on
each], hold Alt or Cntl or Shift down and click once on each favorite -
nothing seems to select multiple favorites. I appreciate anyones' time and
efforts in providing a solution to me. Thanx.
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Alan, Do you know which file the favorites are in and where? When i export
favorites and then access the file using Windows Explorer by double clicking
it opens Internet Explorer and the file is an HTML file i think and is not
editable even by copying to MS Word. Please correct any errors i may have
stated and i appreciate any suggestions you have. thank you for helping
people on this site.

Alan Edwards said:
Don't use 'Organize Favorites'.
Use Windows Explorer to organize favorites. It is much easier.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "vince"
The help instructions allude to a method of dragging multiple favorites to a
folder [they mention 'Select a folder you want to move the selected FILES
to']. I have tried to select in every way known to me in the 'Organize
Favorites' window. I have tried 'Click once' on each [even double click on
each], hold Alt or Cntl or Shift down and click once on each favorite -
nothing seems to select multiple favorites. I appreciate anyones' time and
efforts in providing a solution to me. Thanx.
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I have just noticed the postings on Favorites in HTML, read it and noted that
folders named 'Favorites' exist in several places. i will journey to each
folder and try to edit the appropriate one. thanx again Alan.

Alan Edwards said:
Don't use 'Organize Favorites'.
Use Windows Explorer to organize favorites. It is much easier.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "vince"
The help instructions allude to a method of dragging multiple favorites to a
folder [they mention 'Select a folder you want to move the selected FILES
to']. I have tried to select in every way known to me in the 'Organize
Favorites' window. I have tried 'Click once' on each [even double click on
each], hold Alt or Cntl or Shift down and click once on each favorite -
nothing seems to select multiple favorites. I appreciate anyones' time and
efforts in providing a solution to me. Thanx.
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From IE Help:

<quote>
To organize your favorite pages into folders

As your list of favorite pages grows, you can keep it organized by creating
folders. You might want to organize your pages by topic. For example, you
could create a folder named Art for storing information about art exhibits
and reviews.

On the Favorites menu, click Organize Favorites.
Click Create Folder, type a name for the folder, and then press ENTER.
Drag the shortcuts (or folders) in the list to the appropriate folders.
If the number of shortcuts or folders makes dragging impractical, you can
use the Move to Folder button instead.
</quote>

I see no mention of /multiple/ favorites, Vince. This topic is referring to
user-created folders in Favorites, as well as the default folder Links.

The default location of /your/ Favorites folder (in Explorer) is

C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Favorites
 
Thank you. I have successfully edited my favorites in 'Windows Explorer' by
finding my Favorites folder and dragging the files to any folders of choice
From IE Help:

<quote>
To organize your favorite pages into folders

As your list of favorite pages grows, you can keep it organized by creating
folders. You might want to organize your pages by topic. For example, you
could create a folder named Art for storing information about art exhibits
and reviews.

On the Favorites menu, click Organize Favorites.
Click Create Folder, type a name for the folder, and then press ENTER.
Drag the shortcuts (or folders) in the list to the appropriate folders.
If the number of shortcuts or folders makes dragging impractical, you can
use the Move to Folder button instead.
</quote>

I see no mention of /multiple/ favorites, Vince. This topic is referring to
user-created folders in Favorites, as well as the default folder Links.

The default location of /your/ Favorites folder (in Explorer) is

C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Favorites

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)

The help instructions allude to a method of dragging multiple favorites
to a folder [they mention 'Select a folder you want to move the selected
FILES to']. I have tried to select in every way known to me in the
'Organize Favorites' window. I have tried 'Click once' on each [even
double click on each], hold Alt or Cntl or Shift down and click once on
each favorite - nothing seems to select multiple favorites. I appreciate
anyones' time and efforts in providing a solution to me. Thanx.
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YW & yes, that works but when you do it that way, you have no control over
the order in which the links are then displayed in IE Favorites dropdown
list (from topmost IE menu) or Favorites sidebar (from Favorites button).
--
~PA Bear
Thank you. I have successfully edited my favorites in 'Windows Explorer'
by finding my Favorites folder and dragging the files to any folders of
choice on the left. As you know 'Windows Explorer' gives you the options
of selecting multiple files with Shift and Cntrl. Thanx.

PA Bear said:
From IE Help:

<quote>
To organize your favorite pages into folders

As your list of favorite pages grows, you can keep it organized by
creating folders. You might want to organize your pages by topic. For
example, you could create a folder named Art for storing information
about art exhibits and reviews.

On the Favorites menu, click Organize Favorites.
Click Create Folder, type a name for the folder, and then press ENTER.
Drag the shortcuts (or folders) in the list to the appropriate folders.
If the number of shortcuts or folders makes dragging impractical, you
can use the Move to Folder button instead.
</quote>

I see no mention of /multiple/ favorites, Vince. This topic is
referring to user-created folders in Favorites, as well as the default
folder Links.

The default location of /your/ Favorites folder (in Explorer) is

C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Favorites

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)

The help instructions allude to a method of dragging multiple
favorites to a folder [they mention 'Select a folder you want to move
the selected FILES to']. I have tried to select in every way known
to me in the 'Organize Favorites' window. I have tried 'Click once'
on each [even double click on each], hold Alt or Cntl or Shift down
and click once on each favorite - nothing seems to select multiple
favorites. I appreciate anyones' time and efforts in providing a
solution to me. Thanx.
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