Looking to learn more about Bookmarks in Shift? Keep reading to learn how to add, remove, and manage your bookmarks. 

What Are Bookmarks? Bookmarks save your favorite websites or web apps for quick access from your bookmark bar.

Importing Bookmarks: When you first use Shift, you can choose to import bookmarks from your current browser (like Chrome or Edge). This happens only once and does not sync changes made later.

Adding a Bookmark

1. Go to the website you want to add a bookmark for.
2. Click the Add Bookmark icon .
3. Name it and choose a location.
4. Click "Save."

Removing a Bookmark

1. Right-click the bookmark you want to remove.
2. Select "Delete" from the options list. 

Create a new Bookmark folder

1. Right-click on the bookmark bar.
2. Select "Add folder" from the options list. 

Managing Bookmarks

You can access the Bookmark Manager one of two ways (a) from an existing bookmark or bookmark bar, or (b) from the Quick Settings drawer. 

Opening the Bookmark Manager

Option 1: From a bookmark or bookmark bar

1. Right-click on a specific bookmark or anywhere on the bookmark bar.
2. Select "Bookmark Manager" from the options list. 

Option 2: From the Quick Settings drawer

1. Click the Quick Settings icon .
2. Click on "Bookmarks" to open the Bookmark Manager.

Search for a Bookmark

Once in the Bookmark Manager, you'll have the option to search for a bookmark by typing your search term into the search bar on the page. You can also click the Options icon at the top-right of the page and select the option to "Sort by name". 

General Bookmark management 

Within the Bookmark Manager, you can re-order your bookmarks by dragging and dropping them into a different order. You can also move stand-alone bookmarks into folders by dragging and dropping. 

Selecting the Options icon beside a specific bookmark or bookmark folder will provide options to: 

• Rename 
• Delete 
• Copy
• Cut
• Paste

To add a new bookmark or bookmark folder from the Bookmark Manager:

1. Click the Options icon at the top-right of the page.
2. Select "Add new bookmark" or "Add new folder" from the options list.
3. You'll then be prompted to enter a URL and bookmark name, if adding a new bookmark, or to enter a folder name, if adding an new folder.
4. Don't forget to click Save! 

Importing Bookmarks 

To import bookmarks to Shift: 

1. Click the Options icon at the top-right of the page. 
2. Select "Import bookmarks" from the options list. 
3. This will open your computer's file window--select the bookmark file or folder that you would like to import. 
4. Click "Open" to import. 

Exporting Bookmarks 

To export bookmarks to Shift: 

1. Click the Options icon at the top-right of the page. 
2. Select "Export bookmarks" from the options list. 
3. Provide a file name and select the location on your computer that you'd like the file to save to. 
4. Click "Save" to complete the export. 

Please check out the video below on how to manage bookmarks in Shift or follow this link to the video on Shift's YouTube channel. 

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