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== Organizing and managing bookmarks ==

As ~~the~~ time goes by you will create a lot of bookmarks - and if you don’t organize and manage them, you will mess them up. This section presents some basic techniques you can use to avoid that. The following are not strict rules ~~- they~~ are however built upon solid experience. In time you should feel free to develop your own style and system.

As time goes by you will create a lot of bookmarks and if you don’t organize and manage them, you will mess them up. This section presents some basic techniques you can use to avoid that. The following are not strict rules. They are, however, built upon solid experience. In time, you should feel free to develop your own style and system.

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=== Labeling bookmarks ===

The most important ~~point in~~ organizing your bookmarks is ~~their~~ labeling. In stressful situations you have to be able to recognize the right bookmark and use it ~~accordingly~~ in an instant. Therefore your bookmark labels need to have a standard, easily recognizable format.

The most important part of organizing your bookmarks is labeling. In stressful situations, you have to be able to recognize the right bookmark and use it in an instant. Therefore, your bookmark labels need to have a standard, easily recognizable format.

You may use folders to organize your bookmarks ~~- however you need to~~ realize that while the bookmarks themselves are securely stored on the server, the folders you create are only saved locally on your machine. This means that you can lose the folders if your computer ever crashes, or you otherwise lose it. That's why it is important to create - and use - an efficient way to label your bookmarks from the beginning. You will thank yourself in the future.

You may use folders to organize your bookmarks. However, realize that while the bookmarks themselves are securely stored on the server, the folders you create are only saved locally on your machine. This means that you can lose the folders if your computer ever crashes or you otherwise lose it. That's why it is important to create - and use - an efficient way to label your bookmarks from the beginning. You will thank yourself in the future.

Before labeling your bookmarks, you should familiarize yourself with the information stored with your bookmarks in the Places tab of the People & Places window.

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 == Organizing and managing bookmarks ==
-As the time goes by you will create a lot of bookmarks - and if you don’t organize and manage them, you will mess them up. This section presents some basic techniques you can use to avoid that. The following are not strict rules - they are however built upon solid experience. In time you should feel free to develop your own style and system.
+As time goes by you will create a lot of bookmarks and if you don’t organize and manage them, you will mess them up. This section presents some basic techniques you can use to avoid that. The following are not strict rules. They are, however, built upon solid experience. In time, you should feel free to develop your own style and system.
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 === Labeling bookmarks ===
-The most important point in organizing your bookmarks is their labeling. In stressful situations you have to be able to recognize the right bookmark and use it accordingly in an instant. Therefore your bookmark labels need to have a standard, easily recognizable format.
+The most important part of organizing your bookmarks is labeling. In stressful situations, you have to be able to recognize the right bookmark and use it in an instant. Therefore, your bookmark labels need to have a standard, easily recognizable format.
-You may use folders to organize your bookmarks - however you need to realize that while the bookmarks themselves are securely stored on the server, the folders you create are only saved locally on your machine. This means that you can lose the folders if your computer ever crashes, or you otherwise lose it. That's why it is important to create - and use - an efficient way to label your bookmarks from the beginning. You will thank yourself in the future.
+You may use folders to organize your bookmarks. However, realize that while the bookmarks themselves are securely stored on the server, the folders you create are only saved locally on your machine. This means that you can lose the folders if your computer ever crashes or you otherwise lose it. That's why it is important to create - and use - an efficient way to label your bookmarks from the beginning. You will thank yourself in the future.
 Before labeling your bookmarks, you should familiarize yourself with the information stored with your bookmarks in the Places tab of the People &amp; Places window.