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A '''bookmark''' is a saved location, either of a "spot" (coordinate bookmark) or an "object" (object bookmark). Bookmarks can be used to warp or align to (when in the same system) or to add the location to the route waypoint list. Bookmarks can be personal (private) or shared.
  
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== What is a bookmark? ==
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== Common uses ==
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There are many types of bookmarks, but all capsuleers should at least have some basic bookmarks to travel in space safely by avoiding traps and hunts. Depending on the role or operation, the repertoire could be extended to include other bookmarks.
  
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Bookmarks are used to identify unique locations in space defined by numerically x, y and z coordinates.  
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=== Safe spot ===
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{{Main|Safe spots}}
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Safe spot bookmarks are one of the most important ways to use bookmarks. Safe spots(safes) are locations in space away from all charted entities. The only way to find a ship in a safe spot and warp to that location is by using combat scan probes. Although a ship can be seen in [[D-scan]], it cannot be warped to unless it is scanned down with probes.
  
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[[Image:NewBookmark.jpg]]
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There are three basic types of safe spots:
  
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== Where do we use bookmarks and why do we need them? ==
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'''Mid-point safe''' is the simplest and least secure form of safes. Create a bookmark while warping between two celestials. It is fairly easy to get the approximate position of a midpoint safe by using the [[directional scanner]] which makes them easier to probe. A determined pilot can even locate mid-point safes with the directional scanner and mid warp bookmarks.
  
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In Eve game system, celestial objects and star bases are defined by coordinates in our current maps. Other than those locations already defined in astrometry charts, there could be variable locations which you may want to identify so that you can return later. Bookmarks are used to identify those locations in-game. [[Image:SolarSystemCelestials.jpg]]
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[[File:MidSafeMethod.jpg|thumb|Example of an unaligned safe that has been made with one mid-point safe and a celestial.]]
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'''Unaligned safe''' is considerably more secure than mid-point safes. These spots are not in alignment between two celestial objects. Unaligned safes can be made by either bookmarking signatures/mission sites or by creating a safe spot while warping from between a mid-point safe and another location.
  
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=== Bookmarks for Various Roles! ===
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'''Deep safe''' is the most secure form of safe spot. Usually, a safe is considered to be deep safe if it is more than 14 AU from any celestial and is not in between celestials. This makes it impossible to be seen with the directional scanner. Proper deep safes can be hard to make. The following are the most common methods:
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* [[Incursions|Sansha's Nation incursion]] sites spawn far enough to be used as deep safes.
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* [[Sleeper Cache]]s can spawn more than 14 AU from the nearest celestial.
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* [[Abyssal Deadspace]] can be exploited to make deep safes.
  
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A miner ship has a limited cargo hold for ores. So miners usually collect ores in a can and leave it in space. After they deplete the source they return to their base of operation and come back with a hauler to haul their ores. These cans are variable objects floating in space, and if you don’t bookmark their location you cannot return to them and collect your ores.
 
  
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Salvaging is one of the most profitable operations in Eve universe. During your agent missions you will probably leave lots of wrecks behind after engagements. A ship fitted with both PvE and salvage equipment will not be an efficient way to complete missions. Most of the mission runners bookmark their wrecks, complete their missions and return to bookmarks for salvaging with a dedicated salvage ship.  
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{{expansion past | 
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* The old probe scanning system could be used to warp to an arbitrarily far location. This allowed making bookmarks that were hundreds or thousands of AU away. The safes nowadays called deep are just a pale imitation of the deep safes of the past.
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If you are in PvP or military operations, direct approach to any celestial object could create potential risks. You could end up in a trap, be easily hunted down and killed. For that reason there are sets of tactical bookmarks used for this kind of situation. There are also observation bookmarks, safe spots in space, for blockade running from a station, and instant warp-out bookmarks.
 
  
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Either you are a miner, explorer, a combat capsuleer or just a traveler; you will be in need of bookmarks for various reasons. From the first days of your capsuleer life you could start creating your own bookmarks without need of any skills at all.  
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Never warp to within 'zero' of a safe spot. This will reduce the chance of being detected or compromising the safe spot's location. And always move rather than sit still, so even if the location is known the adversaries will not be able to land at zero.
  
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== How do we create bookmarks? ==
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=== Salvage ===
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Wrecks can not be scanned down. To return to the battlefield to [[salvage]] bookmark the location before leaving. For a multi pocket mission, all pockets need to be bookmarked separately.
  
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There are two simple ways of creating bookmarks. The first way is to use the "People & Places" window and go to the "Places" tab. Select "Add Bookmark" at the bottom and you will bookmark the location you are presently at in space.  
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=== Instadock ===
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When warping to any location the ship will land approximately 2,500 meters away from the target. For stations, this means that the ship can land outside of the docking range and is vulnerable to ganks as it approaches the station. This is especially dangerous at [[trade hubs]] where gankers may try to kill you. Instadock bookmarks solve this issue.
  
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[[Image:PlacesWindow.jpg]]
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An instadock bookmark is a bookmark that is placed at least 2,500 meters inside of the docking range. One common way of creating an instadock bookmark is by undocking from a station and saving the location immediately or while the overview says that a pilot is within 0 meters of that station. Instadock bookmarks can be used in combination with the autopilot. Set the target station as your destination and warp to the instadock bookmark. Enable autopilot after entering the warp. As soon as the ship lands on the bookmark the autopilot will automatically dock.
  
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The other way is to either right-click an item in space or on your overview and select “bookmark location”.  
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For a demonstration video on YouTube see: [https://youtu.be/aKmn3rabMac Staying Safe - Insta-Docks](2017).
  
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[[Image:CanBookmarking.jpg]]  
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=== Insta-undock ===
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When undocking from a station the ship will be moving at maximum velocity towards a certain direction. By having a bookmark far in that direction it is possible to instantly warp off after undocking.<br>
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The most common way of making an insta-undock is to use a very fast [[MWD]] frigate. Undock from the station and burn away. It is also possible to use mid-warp bookmarks, celestial alignment or lucky signatures. The insta-undock bookmark should ideally be far enough from the station so that it is not on the same grid. This way you will disappear from the overview after warping to it.<br>
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It should be noted that the ship heading has a small random variance on undock.
  
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The only major difference between those two are, in the first way you bookmark your ship's current position. In the second method you are bookmarking an entity's location in space other than your ship's. You can bookmark cans, POS (Player Owned Station), wrecks and various site locations found during core probing.  
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Using insta-undocks is not recommended for slow ships. A well-placed combat prober may probe a slow ship at the landing position before the slow ship can warp away.
  
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=== Important: ===
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=== Tactical ===
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Tactical bookmarks are bookmarks that are on grid with a point of interest(POI) (such as station or stargate) but far enough away from the POI that hostiles on the grid will not be a danger and [[Tackling#Warp disruption fields|drag bubbles]] will not drag the ship. They should be at minimum, 200 km away so that warping between the target and the bookmark is always possible.<br>
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Tactical bookmarks can be used to check the target grid before warping in or to prey on ships passing by, ready to warp in as soon as the victim arrives.[[File:TacticalBookmarkLayout.gif|thumb|Tactical bookmarks placed around a gate. Click to see the animation.]]
  
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You can bookmark many entities in space but if the location of the item is changed by force or is destroyed, the bookmark will only indicate the original location coordinates.  
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Tactical bookmarks "above" or "below" the target can also bypass bubbles.
  
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The 'Add bookmark' command works both when you are at a dead stop or while moving - including warping. The coordinates you bookmark will indicate the exact location when you click the 'ok' and confirm the bookmark.  
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Tactical bookmarks can also be used for fast repositioning on grid. The recommended layout for a Tactical PvP bookmark setup is the classic 3 axes, 4 points per axes, with 150km separating each bookmark. With this layout, almost every point around a designated area (e.g. Jump Gate, POS, Station...) in a radius of 300km can be reached, allowing fast position changes as well as the famous "50km Warp" known to be the smallest distance a ship can warp to. If a target is 50 km away and a tactical bookmark is 200 km behind them you can warp to the bookmark at 150 km and land right on top of the target.
  
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The fastest way to create a tactical bookmark would be the combined use of Micro Jump Drives (MJD) and Micro Warp Drives (MWD), although it was rarely used in the middle of a fleet fight, these could allow fast creation of such bookmarks in those situations.
  
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Don’t try to write labels and notes in strict situations - just take the necessary bookmark. The client will give an automatic label to the bookmark. You can even use the same label for different bookmarks because their coordinates are different; they won’t overwrite each other.  
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''Ender's View of Tactical bookmarks''<br>
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For those who are a fan of the book ''Ender's Game'':<br>
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While at first glance, an undocking ship appears to travel in a straight line, remember this is space and the orientation is in the eye of the beholder. Accordingly, Ender would articulate that when people undock, ships are really "falling". Thus, the bookmark behind the undock point represents the high ground of any combat situation. To see it in practice, imagine someone is shooting at you from behind the station when undocking; try to turn around and burn towards the hypothetical aggressor, and enjoy getting stuck bumping into the station.
  
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== Types of Bookmarks: ==
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Once the collection of bookmarks around a station is established, it can be extended to key stargates within the system. The "high ground" of a stargate is either the path that is furthest away from the sun or furthest away from your home station.
  
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There are many types of bookmarks, but all capsuleers should at least have some basic bookmarks to travel in space safely and avoid traps or hunts. Depending on your role or operation you could extend your repertoire to various bookmarks.  
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=== Bubbling ===
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Finding a good spot for a warp disruption bubble takes time. So if the same stargate will be camped again, bookmark the location of the bubble.
  
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=== Station Undock: ===
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== Limits ==
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[[File:BookMarksInSpace.jpg|thumb|Personal and shared bookmarks have different icons in space.]]
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The number of bookmarks that a capsuleer can have is limited.
  
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Stations come in various sizes and types. For every station there is a different undock location where all ships undock at the same point. This is a constant location where all ships enter space. If you bookmark your location at the very moment you undock you will end up with an undock location bookmark for that station. This bookmark is used to camp people undocking from that station. If you want to engage or catch some one undocking from a station you camp this bookmark to catch that target in optimal range. Also this in an offensive bookmark; it is strongly advised to be collected for every capsuleer.  
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* Each personal bookmark [[#Locations window|folder]] can contain 3,000 bookmarks.
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** A capsuleer can have up to 30 personal bookmark folders ([[#Folder status|online + offline]])
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** A capsuleer can have up to five personal bookmark folders online at once.
  
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* Each shared bookmark folder can contain 500 bookmarks.
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** A capsuleer can be [[#Folder status|connected]] to up to 30 shared bookmark folders (online + offline)
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** A capsuleer can have up to three shared bookmark folders online at once.
  
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An instant warp-out bookmark is used for blockade running from a station camp. Pirates or various enemies could gate-camp that station's undock location. With the help of various fits they could instantly lock and warp-disrupt/scram your ship. Instant warp-out bookmarks are used to run from these blockades using undock mechanics and a bookmark placed at a distance at least 150 km away from your undock location in a straight direction.  
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* Bookmarks in shared folders become usable 2 minutes after being added.
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* Changes to shared bookmark folder access take up to 5 minutes to apply.
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{{Clear}}
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== Use ==
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[[File:In space right click menu-Locations epanded.png|thumb|In-space right-click menu with Locations expanded]]
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Bookmarks can be used as a target for Warp to and Align to, when in the same system, and to create waypoints on the route planner.
  
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When you undock you leave the station aligned to a constant direction with your maximum velocity. In basics, if you place a bookmark at least 150 km away aligned to this direction you could warp out almost instantly to this bookmark without being target-locked. To create this bookmark use a fast frigate or an interceptor with a MWD (micro-warp drive) fitted and as soon as you undock hit your MWD without changing your alignment. Put some distance between you and the station - at least 150 km - and take the bookmark of the new location. Next time you undock warp directly to this bookmark. You will be instantly warped to this location without being target-locked.  
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Bookmarks as a target can be accessed through the in-space right-click menu and the "Locations in <System>" folder.
  
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Always use different distances for your instant warp-out bookmark. If you use always same distance, they can wait for you there as a trap.  
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To use the in-space menu right-click on a free spot somewhere in space. Hover over Locations (only present when there are bookmarks in the system) to expand the locations(bookmark) list. Clicking on a bookmark will start the warp to the location, this is always a warp to 0 regardless of the default setting of "Warp to Within".
  
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Note: The objects above the Locations option work similarly way except that the warp to will be to the default "Warp to Within" distance.
  
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Try to create off-grid instant warp-out bookmarks so that you cannot be detected instantly and followed. Always try not to warp at 0 to protect the exact location of your bookmark.  
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Using the "Locations in <System>" can be done, docked in the [[#Locations window|Locations window]] or through either of the two freestanding forms (See [[#Root folders|Root folders]]) of the "Locations in <System>" folder. Use of the bookmarks here is done by either right-clicking which offers the bookmark options menu or click and hold to invoke the radial menu.
  
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=== Safe Spots: ===
 
  
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Safe spot bookmarks are one of the most important and creative ways to use bookmarks. Safe spots are locations in space where you bookmark at no particular object, away from all charted entities. The only way to find someone in a safe spot and warp to that location can be done successfully by the use of scan probes. Although you can be seen in a directional scan you cannot be followed unless someone scans your location with probes.  
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Bookmarks have an options menu which among others has the option to warp to a specific distance and align to the location. The default "Warp to Within" distance can also be set here. This menu is activated by hovering over a bookmark.
  
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There are three basic types of safe spots.
 
  
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Waypoints are set by using a bookmark's right-click menu or the radial menu (When available). This can be done everywhere a bookmark can be accessed.
  
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When you are traveling between safe spots you can click on 'add bookmark' and take bookmarks while warping. Any bookmarks created by this method between two celestial objects are called mid-point safe spots. It is the basic way to create a safe spot in a system.
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== Create ==
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[[File:NewLocation.png|thumb|New Location (bookmark) window.]]
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Bookmarks are created through the New Location window The window has the following fields:
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* '''Label''' - The name of the bookmark. Pre-filled with for
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** coordinate bookmarks - "Spot in <''System name''> solar system"
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** object bookmarks - the name of the object
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* '''Notes''' - Optional field for notes about the bookmark <!-- Appears to be only visible in the new and edit window -->
  
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{{Important note box|
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Don’t try to write labels and notes in stressful situations - just save the bookmark.
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Mid-point safe spots are somewhere between the alignment of two celestials and it is easy to spot or find someone at a location like this. The much safer locations are un-aligned safe spots. The spots are not in an alignment between two celestial objects.  
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* '''Folder''' - A selection list with the available (sub-)folders where the bookmark will be saved. The folder of the last saved bookmark is kept as the active selection
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* '''Expiry''' - The automatic delete time. Choose an option by selecting the corresponding radio button. The setting of the last saved bookmark is kept on a per folder base
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** Never
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** In 2 Days
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** In 3 Hours
  
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There are two ways to create un-aligned safe spots.  
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Bookmarks are saved when the {{Button|Submit}} button is clicked. When saving a coordinate bookmark the saved coordinates are from the position the ship is in when the button is clicked, even when in mid-move/warp. Object bookmarks save the coordinates from the object regardless of where your ship is.
  
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The first method is to bookmark dead space pockets when you are running missions in a system. Dead space pockets are created randomly and are very unpredictable to find. When you are running missions always create bookmarks as safe spots.  
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'''Tips and tricks'''
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[[File:Warning existing location.png|thumb|Warning existing object bookmark]]
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* Probes in space can be bookmarked, useful for creating perches on gates for example. See [[Bookmarking probes]]
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* {{Co|Yellow|Important:}} When an object is destroyed or moved the bookmark still points to the original position
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* Expiry can not be edited, but it can be canceled.
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* The same label can be used for multiple bookmarks. Identical labels will <em>not</em> overwrite each other.
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* Creating a second bookmark of the same object will cause a warning. If the warning is ignored a new bookmark is created for that object.
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* Opening the New Location window when docked will start the creation of an object bookmark. This will not change when undocking
  
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[[Image:UnAlignedSafeSpots.jpg]]
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=== Open the New Location window ===<!-- Full text because of multiple open the XXX window sections -->
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The window can be opened in several ways:
  
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The second method is to create an unaligned safe spot by using two mid-point safe spots. You create two different mid-point safe spots. Then create another mid-point safe spot between those two mid-point safe spots. Then you will have an unaligned safe spot.  
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For coordinate bookmarks.
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* Open the [[#Open the Locations window|Locations]] window and click the Add Location button.
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* Use the hot-key (default: {{Button|CTRL}}+{{Button|B}}).
  
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[[Image:MidSafeMethod.jpg]]
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* Use the right-click option Save Location on an object (some objects, like ships, can not be saved and thus do not have the option)
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** This option will work on, among others, - brackets in space - objects in the overview - objects in the market window - objects in the agent mission offer window - linked objects and agents in chat, mail and the notebook, anomalies and fully identified (green - 100%) signatures in the probe window and more.
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* Use the radial menu. The push-pin on the second level.
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* Open the Locations window and click the Add Location button (Only when docked).
  
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== Share ==
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[[File:Locations-New Folder-Shared.png|thumb|New Folder window in shared folder mode]]
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Bookmarks are shared by placing them in a shared folder. For the bookmarks to be available the folder must be connected.
  
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If your safe spot is out of the maximum onboard scanning range you cannot be detected by a directional scan. To easily confirm that, warp to your safe spot and use your directional scanner at maximum range. If you find nothing, nothing is in directional scan range.  
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Access to a shared folder is governed by [[Access List]]s. Before creating a shared folder at least one access list must exist to be used for the folder.
  
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Never warp to within 'zero' of your safe spot, and always move rather than sitting still. This will reduce your chance of being detected or compromise your safe spot location.  
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Shared folders have four different levels of access. Higher access levels include all the features of lower access levels.
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# '''View access''': View folder and contents, and use locations.
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# '''Use access''': Add locations, edit/delete own locations, copy locations, create sub-folders, edit/delete own sub-folders.
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# '''Manage access''': Edit/delete all locations and all sub-folders.
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# '''Admin access''': Rename/delete the folder and access management<ref group=Note>5 August 2024: The in-game help has this as "Edit Access Lists" but this is not correct. Edit permission for an access list is controlled by the list itself. What is meant here is the permission to assign access lists to an access level.</ref>. Additionally, connect to the shared folder without a connection link.
  
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Catching a good point somewhere close to middle is difficult using normal space view. Switch to 'map' screen. Observe the celestial objects and define the most deviated alignments in different axis to create your mid-points. As soon as you initiate warp to your target, watch closely the tag indicating your location and catch a good mid-point from the map screen. Because your velocity varies during the warp sequence, if you do not check your map screen you will end up very close to the celestial.  
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=== Connection link ===
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Non "Admin access" users need a connection link to connect to a shared folder. To create a connection link drag the shared folder into chat, a chat channel's MOTD or [[EVE Mail]]. Clicking on the connection link will add the folder to the Location window, when having access permission, and not having reached the connections [[#Limits|limit]].
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[[File:Locations-New folder-Shared-Confirmation.png|thumb|Shared folder creation confirmation window]]
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When creating a shared folder the connection link can also be dragged from the confirmation window.
  
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"Admin access" users do not need a connection link, they can connect to a shared folder via the "Shared folders With Admin Access" folder.
  
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Unaligned safe spots are pretty safe but there is always a chance that you could be pin-pointed by probe scanning. As long as the duration you stay in a safe spot increases, chances of being pin-pointed is also increased exponentially. Even if you are far away from any celestials out of maximum onboard scanning range, your existence could be confirmed by your appearance in the local chat channels in high and low security space.
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=== Create a shared folder ===
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If you haven't already done so, create an [[Access List]] and add the contacts you wish to share the folder with to it.  
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* Open the "Locations" window ('''[[Neocom]] -> Personal -> Locations''', default shortcut {{button|L}})
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* Click the '''Create Folder''' button
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* Enter a folder name (Required)
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* Enter notes (Optional)
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* Select the '''Shared folder''' option and:
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** Assign an access list for '''Admin access''' (Required)
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* Click {{Button|Submit}}
  
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These safe spots can only be created by a method known as Goonswarn method. Basically a deep safe spot is a far location beyond the reach of standard probes and can only be found by deep core probes. This method is used by advanced roles, and details can be found in this Ivy League Wiki link: [[Deep Safe]]
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== Organize and manage ==
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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 that can be used to avoid that. The following are not strict rules. They are, however, built upon solid experience. In time, feel free to develop your own style and system. Corporations or elements thereof may have as [[WHC Bookmark Naming Scheme|EVE Unis WHC]] does, rules for labeling
  
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=== Label ===
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The most important part of organizing bookmarks is labeling. In stressful situations, you have to be able to recognize the right bookmark and use it in an instant. Therefore, bookmark labels need to have a standard, easily recognizable format. It is important to create - and use - an efficient way to label bookmarks from the beginning. You will thank yourself in the future.
  
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Due to changes in the game mechanics Deep Safe Spots have become unreachable and can no longer be created.
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Before labeling bookmarks, you should familiarize yourself with the information automatically stored with the bookmarks in the Locations window.
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; Label : Name assigned to the bookmark.
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; Type : Type of bookmark. Either "Coordinate" for coordinate bookmarks or the type of the bookmarked object like "Station", "Citadel", "Refinery" etc for object bookmarks.
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; Jumps : Number of jumps from the current location.
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; SOL : Solar system the bookmark is located in.
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; CON : Constellation the bookmark is located in.
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; REG : Region the bookmark is located in.
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; Date : Date and time of creation.
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; Expiry : Date and time of auto-deletion.
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; Creator : Name of the capsuleer that created the bookmark
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This information is visible in (sort-able) columns on the Locations window and apart from Label and Expiry (limited) can <em>not</em> be edited.
  
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Try not to use information already available in the Locations window for bookmark labels, and keep it as simple as possible because you may need to find a bookmark in an instant in case of an emergency or a strict situation.
  
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There are various tactical bookmarks used for different roles but the basic tactical bookmark used by all capsuleers is the observation bookmark.  
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=== Locations window ===
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The Locations window is the central repository of bookmarks. It has a three-level structure of root folders, folders and sub-folders.
  
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Folders and sub-folders can be used to organize bookmarks. Folders are also used to control the availability and the visibility in space (see {{Section link| |Folder status}}).
  
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Observation bookmarks are used for tactical observation of star bases, POS and gates. Before you warp to a gate or a base you may want to scan and check your destination from an off-grid location for any camps or targets you are hunting. In this kind of situation observation bookmarks are used to approach a point-of-interest from a safe distance, out off the grid, to scan the destination for possible targets or camps. A directional scan of the destination from an observation bookmark would reveal relevant information without detection from a safe distance.  
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Bookmark data is divided into 9 columns: Label, Type, Jumps, SOL, CON, REG, Date, Expiry and Creator (See {{Section link| |Label}} for a description).
  
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Bookmarks that are in the current system are highlighted, with the color depending on the Color Theme in use.
  
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In general solar systems mostly rest on a plane. (Exception proves the rule). Try to create observation points perpendicular to alignments of the object, in basics above and below. This will reduce the probability of being detected by chance.  
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A folder, of any level, can be opened in its own, stand-alone window by using the right-click menu option "Open Group Window" or double-clicking the folder. Opening a folder in its own window automatically collapses the folder in the Locations window. Expanding that folder in the Locations window will close the stand-alone folder.
  
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==== Root folders ====
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The Locations window has four build-in "root"-folders:
  
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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.  
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[[File:Locations window collapsed.png]]
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* Locations in <''System''>: This folder is managed by the game and will contain all personal and shared bookmarks that are in online folders in the current system  <br>It has a second stand-alone window form that differs from the standard one as it has fewer(3) and different columns (Labels, Folder and Expiry). This folder is opened by clicking on the icon on the far right of the folder name in the Locations window<ref group=Note>This folder can be opened when docked but it will be automatically closed when undocking.</ref>.
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: [[File:Locations-In system.png]]
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* Personal Locations: This folder contains folders with your personal bookmarks that only you can see.
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The root folders Personal- and Shared Locations are divided into player-controlled folders and sub-folders. There must be at least one folder to be able to store bookmarks.
  
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Folders can contain a mixture of sub-folders and bookmarks. Folders are used to control the usability of the bookmarks within (online/offline), the visibility of bookmarks in space and, in the case of shared folders: access control.
  
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The most important point in organizing your bookmarks is their labelling. 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.
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Folders are created by clicking the {{Button|Create Folder}} button. Folders can not be moved or copied. Folders can be edited or deleted through the right-click menu. (See also {{Section link||Create a shared folder}})
  
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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.  
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Sub-folders can be created inside folders and can only contain bookmarks. Sub-folders can be used to control visibility in space.
  
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Sub-Folders can be created by clicking the {{Button|Create Subfolder}} button or through the folder's right-click menu. Sub-folders can not be moved or copied. Sub-folders can be edited or deleted through the right-click menu.
  
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; Offline Folders : When one or more folders have the offline status this folder is created and the offline folders are placed in it. When there are no more folders with offline status this folder is automatically removed. This folder can exist in both Personal- and Shared Folders
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; Shared folders With Admin Access : This folder contains all the shared folders with "Admin access" permission regardless of their statuses (connected/disconnected - online/offline). The statuses are visible behind the folders.
  
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* using the hot-key (Default: {{Button|L}})
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In this subsection we will discuss and summarize the [http://www.agony-unleashed.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.17 Agony Unleashed style]. This style may seem a bit complex at first, but after some practice it becomes very clear and easy to recognize and use.
 
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Appart from the brackets, the style uses two special symbols. The <span style="color: olive;">@</span> symbol is used to describe distance from the preceding object, and the <span style="color: olive;">%</span> symbol is used to describe the alignment of the bookmark.
 
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Station bookmarks, undock bookmarks and instant warp-out bookmarks use the following syntax: <span style="color: olive;">Tag [Prefix: Planet-Moon-Suffix @Distance]</span>
 
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So, for example, the Eve Uni Aldrat HQ station bookmark would be labelled: <span style="color: olive;">[E-UNI: IX-PTS]</span>
 
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Mid-point safespots use the following syntax: <span style="color: olive;"><nowiki>|-- Object - Object --|</nowiki></span>
 
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A mid point safespot between Algogille and Pakhshi gates in Renyn would look like this: <span style="color: olive;"><nowiki>|-- Algogille - Pakhshi --|</nowiki></span>
 
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An un-aligned safespot 10AU from the Jark gate could look like this: <span style="color: olive;"><nowiki>|--02: Jark @10AU --|</nowiki></span>
 
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You can share your bookmarks through trade and contracting in a station or through cans in space. Once you receive bookmarks you will see them in your cargo hold or Items window. Dragging and dropping them into your Places tab will add them to your bookmarks.  
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== Edit ==
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[[File:Locations-Edit Location.png|thumb|Edit Location (bookmark) window]]
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Only bookmarks in [[#Folder status|online]] folders can be edited. Editable fields are Label, Notes and Folder. Changing the Folder effectively moves the bookmark.
  
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The edit window is accessed through the bookmarks right-click option "Edit Location".
  
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If you think that a bookmark may be compromised, or you share it with your mates and then separate from them for any reason, just trash it. Also trash the bookmarks you used with a fleet, because everyone in that fleet learned them. Paranoia can be very healthy in this regard.  
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== Copy and move ==
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Copying and moving bookmarks can only be done between [[#Folder status|online]] folders.
  
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Bookmarks are '''copied''' by {{Button|Ctrl}}+{{Button|Shift}}-dragging a bookmark on top of the destination folder.
  
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Bookmarks are '''moved''' by either {{Button|Ctrl}}-dragging a bookmark on top of the destination folder or by changing the folder when editing the bookmark.
  
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You can recycle your compromised or old bookmarks. Use the mid-safe technique that was described above in the safespot section, but this time use your safespots rather than celestials to take mid-points. In this way you will be able to generate more unaligned safespots from your older ones.  
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When using the drag method multiple bookmarks can be copied/moved in a single action. When using the drag method bookmarks of multiple source folders can be copied/moved in a single action. Selecting multiple bookmarks is done by either {{Button|Ctrl}}-clicking individual bookmarks or, for consecutive bookmarks by clicking on the first and then {{Button|Shift}}-clicking the last bookmark.
  
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== Delete ==
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Only bookmarks in [[#Folder status|online]] folders can be deleted. Bookmarks can be deleted via the bookmarks right-click option "Remove Location" in the Locations window or on the bookmark brackets. When doing so in the Locations window multiple bookmarks, in multiple folders, can be deleted in a single action.
  
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Whatever role you carry out in EVE, bookmarking is one of the most important aspects of the game. Although it seems very tiresome, at least if you want to survive and avoid dangers, you should create the basic bookmarks for your own safety.  
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Selecting multiple bookmarks is done by either {{Button|Ctrl}}-clicking individual bookmarks or, for consecutive bookmarks by clicking on the first and then {{Button|Shift}}-clicking the last bookmark.
  
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Always remember that bookmarking requires no additional game skill, it’s just a time consuming action. If you start bookmarking in the early days in your game life and spend few hours every week or month, you will cover most of your operation area in few months.
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== Notes ==
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<references group=Note />
  
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Each time you run for an agent mission, hauling something, docking and undocking a station, approaching a gate and flying with a fleet, try taking some time and creating some bookmarks. If you use all the opportunities, it is much easier than it seems.
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== External links ==
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* Devblog: [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/shareable-bookmarks-alliance-bookmarks-and-more Shareable Bookmarks: Alliance Bookmarks and More!] (November 2019)
  
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 7 September 2024

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A bookmark is a saved location, either of a "spot" (coordinate bookmark) or an "object" (object bookmark). Bookmarks can be used to warp or align to (when in the same system) or to add the location to the route waypoint list. Bookmarks can be personal (private) or shared.

Common uses

There are many types of bookmarks, but all capsuleers should at least have some basic bookmarks to travel in space safely by avoiding traps and hunts. Depending on the role or operation, the repertoire could be extended to include other bookmarks.

Safe spot

Main article: Safe spots

Safe spot bookmarks are one of the most important ways to use bookmarks. Safe spots(safes) are locations in space away from all charted entities. The only way to find a ship in a safe spot and warp to that location is by using combat scan probes. Although a ship can be seen in D-scan, it cannot be warped to unless it is scanned down with probes.

There are three basic types of safe spots:

Mid-point safe is the simplest and least secure form of safes. Create a bookmark while warping between two celestials. It is fairly easy to get the approximate position of a midpoint safe by using the directional scanner which makes them easier to probe. A determined pilot can even locate mid-point safes with the directional scanner and mid warp bookmarks.

Example of an unaligned safe that has been made with one mid-point safe and a celestial.

Unaligned safe is considerably more secure than mid-point safes. These spots are not in alignment between two celestial objects. Unaligned safes can be made by either bookmarking signatures/mission sites or by creating a safe spot while warping from between a mid-point safe and another location.

Deep safe is the most secure form of safe spot. Usually, a safe is considered to be deep safe if it is more than 14 AU from any celestial and is not in between celestials. This makes it impossible to be seen with the directional scanner. Proper deep safes can be hard to make. The following are the most common methods:



Never warp to within 'zero' of a safe spot. This will reduce the chance of being detected or compromising the safe spot's location. And always move rather than sit still, so even if the location is known the adversaries will not be able to land at zero.

Salvage

Wrecks can not be scanned down. To return to the battlefield to salvage bookmark the location before leaving. For a multi pocket mission, all pockets need to be bookmarked separately.

Instadock

When warping to any location the ship will land approximately 2,500 meters away from the target. For stations, this means that the ship can land outside of the docking range and is vulnerable to ganks as it approaches the station. This is especially dangerous at trade hubs where gankers may try to kill you. Instadock bookmarks solve this issue.

An instadock bookmark is a bookmark that is placed at least 2,500 meters inside of the docking range. One common way of creating an instadock bookmark is by undocking from a station and saving the location immediately or while the overview says that a pilot is within 0 meters of that station. Instadock bookmarks can be used in combination with the autopilot. Set the target station as your destination and warp to the instadock bookmark. Enable autopilot after entering the warp. As soon as the ship lands on the bookmark the autopilot will automatically dock.

For a demonstration video on YouTube see: Staying Safe - Insta-Docks(2017).

Insta-undock

When undocking from a station the ship will be moving at maximum velocity towards a certain direction. By having a bookmark far in that direction it is possible to instantly warp off after undocking.
The most common way of making an insta-undock is to use a very fast MWD frigate. Undock from the station and burn away. It is also possible to use mid-warp bookmarks, celestial alignment or lucky signatures. The insta-undock bookmark should ideally be far enough from the station so that it is not on the same grid. This way you will disappear from the overview after warping to it.
It should be noted that the ship heading has a small random variance on undock.

Using insta-undocks is not recommended for slow ships. A well-placed combat prober may probe a slow ship at the landing position before the slow ship can warp away.

Tactical

Tactical bookmarks are bookmarks that are on grid with a point of interest(POI) (such as station or stargate) but far enough away from the POI that hostiles on the grid will not be a danger and drag bubbles will not drag the ship. They should be at minimum, 200 km away so that warping between the target and the bookmark is always possible.

Tactical bookmarks can be used to check the target grid before warping in or to prey on ships passing by, ready to warp in as soon as the victim arrives.

Tactical bookmarks placed around a gate. Click to see the animation.

Tactical bookmarks "above" or "below" the target can also bypass bubbles.

Tactical bookmarks can also be used for fast repositioning on grid. The recommended layout for a Tactical PvP bookmark setup is the classic 3 axes, 4 points per axes, with 150km separating each bookmark. With this layout, almost every point around a designated area (e.g. Jump Gate, POS, Station...) in a radius of 300km can be reached, allowing fast position changes as well as the famous "50km Warp" known to be the smallest distance a ship can warp to. If a target is 50 km away and a tactical bookmark is 200 km behind them you can warp to the bookmark at 150 km and land right on top of the target.

The fastest way to create a tactical bookmark would be the combined use of Micro Jump Drives (MJD) and Micro Warp Drives (MWD), although it was rarely used in the middle of a fleet fight, these could allow fast creation of such bookmarks in those situations.

Ender's View of Tactical bookmarks
For those who are a fan of the book Ender's Game:
While at first glance, an undocking ship appears to travel in a straight line, remember this is space and the orientation is in the eye of the beholder. Accordingly, Ender would articulate that when people undock, ships are really "falling". Thus, the bookmark behind the undock point represents the high ground of any combat situation. To see it in practice, imagine someone is shooting at you from behind the station when undocking; try to turn around and burn towards the hypothetical aggressor, and enjoy getting stuck bumping into the station.

Once the collection of bookmarks around a station is established, it can be extended to key stargates within the system. The "high ground" of a stargate is either the path that is furthest away from the sun or furthest away from your home station.

Bubbling

Finding a good spot for a warp disruption bubble takes time. So if the same stargate will be camped again, bookmark the location of the bubble.

Limits

Personal and shared bookmarks have different icons in space.

The number of bookmarks that a capsuleer can have is limited.

  • Each personal bookmark folder can contain 3,000 bookmarks.
    • A capsuleer can have up to 30 personal bookmark folders (online + offline)
    • A capsuleer can have up to five personal bookmark folders online at once.
  • Each shared bookmark folder can contain 500 bookmarks.
    • A capsuleer can be connected to up to 30 shared bookmark folders (online + offline)
    • A capsuleer can have up to three shared bookmark folders online at once.
  • Bookmarks in shared folders become usable 2 minutes after being added.
  • Changes to shared bookmark folder access take up to 5 minutes to apply.

Use

In-space right-click menu with Locations expanded

Bookmarks can be used as a target for Warp to and Align to, when in the same system, and to create waypoints on the route planner.

Bookmarks as a target can be accessed through the in-space right-click menu and the "Locations in <System>" folder.


To use the in-space menu right-click on a free spot somewhere in space. Hover over Locations (only present when there are bookmarks in the system) to expand the locations(bookmark) list. Clicking on a bookmark will start the warp to the location, this is always a warp to 0 regardless of the default setting of "Warp to Within".

Note: The objects above the Locations option work similarly way except that the warp to will be to the default "Warp to Within" distance.

Using the "Locations in <System>" can be done, docked in the Locations window or through either of the two freestanding forms (See Root folders) of the "Locations in <System>" folder. Use of the bookmarks here is done by either right-clicking which offers the bookmark options menu or click and hold to invoke the radial menu.


Bookmarks have an options menu which among others has the option to warp to a specific distance and align to the location. The default "Warp to Within" distance can also be set here. This menu is activated by hovering over a bookmark.


Waypoints are set by using a bookmark's right-click menu or the radial menu (When available). This can be done everywhere a bookmark can be accessed.

Create

New Location (bookmark) window.

Bookmarks are created through the New Location window The window has the following fields:

  • Label - The name of the bookmark. Pre-filled with for
    • coordinate bookmarks - "Spot in <System name> solar system"
    • object bookmarks - the name of the object
  • Notes - Optional field for notes about the bookmark

Don’t try to write labels and notes in stressful situations - just save the bookmark.

  • Folder - A selection list with the available (sub-)folders where the bookmark will be saved. The folder of the last saved bookmark is kept as the active selection
  • Expiry - The automatic delete time. Choose an option by selecting the corresponding radio button. The setting of the last saved bookmark is kept on a per folder base
    • Never
    • In 2 Days
    • In 3 Hours

Bookmarks are saved when the Submit button is clicked. When saving a coordinate bookmark the saved coordinates are from the position the ship is in when the button is clicked, even when in mid-move/warp. Object bookmarks save the coordinates from the object regardless of where your ship is.

Tips and tricks

Warning existing object bookmark
  • Probes in space can be bookmarked, useful for creating perches on gates for example. See Bookmarking probes
  • Important: When an object is destroyed or moved the bookmark still points to the original position
  • Expiry can not be edited, but it can be canceled.
  • The same label can be used for multiple bookmarks. Identical labels will not overwrite each other.
  • Creating a second bookmark of the same object will cause a warning. If the warning is ignored a new bookmark is created for that object.
  • Opening the New Location window when docked will start the creation of an object bookmark. This will not change when undocking

Open the New Location window

The window can be opened in several ways:

For coordinate bookmarks.

  • Open the Locations window and click the Add Location button.
  • Use the hot-key (default: CTRL+B).

For object bookmarks

  • Use the right-click option Save Location on an object (some objects, like ships, can not be saved and thus do not have the option)
    • This option will work on, among others, - brackets in space - objects in the overview - objects in the market window - objects in the agent mission offer window - linked objects and agents in chat, mail and the notebook, anomalies and fully identified (green - 100%) signatures in the probe window and more.
  • Use the radial menu. The push-pin on the second level.
  • Open the Locations window and click the Add Location button (Only when docked).

Share

New Folder window in shared folder mode

Bookmarks are shared by placing them in a shared folder. For the bookmarks to be available the folder must be connected.

Access to a shared folder is governed by Access Lists. Before creating a shared folder at least one access list must exist to be used for the folder.

Shared folders have four different levels of access. Higher access levels include all the features of lower access levels.

  1. View access: View folder and contents, and use locations.
  2. Use access: Add locations, edit/delete own locations, copy locations, create sub-folders, edit/delete own sub-folders.
  3. Manage access: Edit/delete all locations and all sub-folders.
  4. Admin access: Rename/delete the folder and access management[Note 1]. Additionally, connect to the shared folder without a connection link.

Connection link

Non "Admin access" users need a connection link to connect to a shared folder. To create a connection link drag the shared folder into chat, a chat channel's MOTD or EVE Mail. Clicking on the connection link will add the folder to the Location window, when having access permission, and not having reached the connections limit.

Shared folder creation confirmation window

When creating a shared folder the connection link can also be dragged from the confirmation window.

"Admin access" users do not need a connection link, they can connect to a shared folder via the "Shared folders With Admin Access" folder.

Create a shared folder

If you haven't already done so, create an Access List and add the contacts you wish to share the folder with to it.

  • Open the "Locations" window (Neocom -> Personal -> Locations, default shortcut L)
  • Click the Create Folder button
  • Enter a folder name (Required)
  • Enter notes (Optional)
  • Select the Shared folder option and:
    • Assign an access list for Admin access (Required)
    • Assign access lists to the other access levels as wanted (Optional)
  • Click Submit


Organize and manage

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 that can be used to avoid that. The following are not strict rules. They are, however, built upon solid experience. In time, feel free to develop your own style and system. Corporations or elements thereof may have as EVE Unis WHC does, rules for labeling

Label

The most important part of organizing bookmarks is labeling. In stressful situations, you have to be able to recognize the right bookmark and use it in an instant. Therefore, bookmark labels need to have a standard, easily recognizable format. It is important to create - and use - an efficient way to label bookmarks from the beginning. You will thank yourself in the future.

Before labeling bookmarks, you should familiarize yourself with the information automatically stored with the bookmarks in the Locations window.

Label
Name assigned to the bookmark.
Type
Type of bookmark. Either "Coordinate" for coordinate bookmarks or the type of the bookmarked object like "Station", "Citadel", "Refinery" etc for object bookmarks.
Jumps
Number of jumps from the current location.
SOL
Solar system the bookmark is located in.
CON
Constellation the bookmark is located in.
REG
Region the bookmark is located in.
Date
Date and time of creation.
Expiry
Date and time of auto-deletion.
Creator
Name of the capsuleer that created the bookmark

This information is visible in (sort-able) columns on the Locations window and apart from Label and Expiry (limited) can not be edited.

Try not to use information already available in the Locations window for bookmark labels, and keep it as simple as possible because you may need to find a bookmark in an instant in case of an emergency or a strict situation.

Locations window

The Locations window is the central repository of bookmarks. It has a three-level structure of root folders, folders and sub-folders.

Folders and sub-folders can be used to organize bookmarks. Folders are also used to control the availability and the visibility in space (see § Folder status).

Bookmark data is divided into 9 columns: Label, Type, Jumps, SOL, CON, REG, Date, Expiry and Creator (See § Label for a description).

Bookmarks that are in the current system are highlighted, with the color depending on the Color Theme in use.

A folder, of any level, can be opened in its own, stand-alone window by using the right-click menu option "Open Group Window" or double-clicking the folder. Opening a folder in its own window automatically collapses the folder in the Locations window. Expanding that folder in the Locations window will close the stand-alone folder.

Root folders

The Locations window has four build-in "root"-folders:

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  • Locations in <System>: This folder is managed by the game and will contain all personal and shared bookmarks that are in online folders in the current system
    It has a second stand-alone window form that differs from the standard one as it has fewer(3) and different columns (Labels, Folder and Expiry). This folder is opened by clicking on the icon on the far right of the folder name in the Locations window[Note 2].
Locations-In system.png
  • Personal Locations: This folder contains folders with your personal bookmarks that only you can see.
  • Shared Locations: This folder contains folders that either are shared with others or others have shared with you.
  • Agent missions: This folder is managed by the game and will contain all bookmarks to locations that are related to accepted missions.

The root folders Personal- and Shared Locations are divided into player-controlled folders and sub-folders. There must be at least one folder to be able to store bookmarks.

Folders

Folders can contain a mixture of sub-folders and bookmarks. Folders are used to control the usability of the bookmarks within (online/offline), the visibility of bookmarks in space and, in the case of shared folders: access control.

Folders are created by clicking the Create Folder button. Folders can not be moved or copied. Folders can be edited or deleted through the right-click menu. (See also § Create a shared folder)

Sub-folders

Sub-folders can be created inside folders and can only contain bookmarks. Sub-folders can be used to control visibility in space.

Sub-Folders can be created by clicking the Create Subfolder button or through the folder's right-click menu. Sub-folders can not be moved or copied. Sub-folders can be edited or deleted through the right-click menu.

Administrative folders

These folders are controlled by the game.

Offline Folders
When one or more folders have the offline status this folder is created and the offline folders are placed in it. When there are no more folders with offline status this folder is automatically removed. This folder can exist in both Personal- and Shared Folders
Shared folders With Admin Access
This folder contains all the shared folders with "Admin access" permission regardless of their statuses (connected/disconnected - online/offline). The statuses are visible behind the folders.

Folder status

Status Applicable to Description
online / offline (Shared) Folders Controls whether the bookmarks are available for use and the availability of the folder when creating a bookmark.
Offline/online status is managed through the right-click menu.
When a folder is offline it is moved to the "Offline Folders" folder and appears grayed-out.
visible / invisible (Shared) Folders
Sub-folders		 Controls the visibility of bookmarks in space.
The visibility status is indicated and managed by the eye symbol behind the folder name. Green means visible, and grey means hidden.
Clicking the eye symbol swaps the status.
connected / disconnected Shared folders Controls whether a shared folder is available.
Disconnected folders with "Admin access" permission can be reconnected through the "Shared folders With Admin Access" folder. Reconnecting to shared folders without "Admin access" requires the connection link (see § Share).

Open the Locations window

The locations window can be opened by:

  • using the Neocom menu: Personal > Locations
  • using the Neocom short-cut icon: Locations[Note 3]
  • using the hot-key (Default: L)

Edit

Edit Location (bookmark) window

Only bookmarks in online folders can be edited. Editable fields are Label, Notes and Folder. Changing the Folder effectively moves the bookmark.

Expire can be partially edited with a set expiration time that can be canceled making the bookmark permanent.

The edit window is accessed through the bookmarks right-click option "Edit Location".

Copy and move

Copying and moving bookmarks can only be done between online folders.

Bookmarks are copied by Ctrl+Shift-dragging a bookmark on top of the destination folder.

Bookmarks are moved by either Ctrl-dragging a bookmark on top of the destination folder or by changing the folder when editing the bookmark.

When using the drag method multiple bookmarks can be copied/moved in a single action. When using the drag method bookmarks of multiple source folders can be copied/moved in a single action. Selecting multiple bookmarks is done by either Ctrl-clicking individual bookmarks or, for consecutive bookmarks by clicking on the first and then Shift-clicking the last bookmark.

Delete

Only bookmarks in online folders can be deleted. Bookmarks can be deleted via the bookmarks right-click option "Remove Location" in the Locations window or on the bookmark brackets. When doing so in the Locations window multiple bookmarks, in multiple folders, can be deleted in a single action.

Selecting multiple bookmarks is done by either Ctrl-clicking individual bookmarks or, for consecutive bookmarks by clicking on the first and then Shift-clicking the last bookmark.

Note: When deleting a (sub-)folder the bookmarks in it will be deleted as well.

Notes

  1. ^ 5 August 2024: The in-game help has this as "Edit Access Lists" but this is not correct. Edit permission for an access list is controlled by the list itself. What is meant here is the permission to assign access lists to an access level.
  2. ^ This folder can be opened when docked but it will be automatically closed when undocking.
  3. ^ The short-cut area is player configurable so the icon may or may not be there

External links

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