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== Organizing and managing bookmarks ==

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.

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. 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 also use folders to organize your bookmarks.

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

[[Image:Labels.jpg]]

As you can see in the above illustration, each bookmark automatically contains the following information:

{| style="text-align: left;"

|-

! Label:

| The label is the name you assign to your bookmark

|-

! Type:

| Type of the bookmark (for example "Station" or "Coordinate")

|-

! Jump:

| Indicates current number of jumps away from the solar system the bookmark is placed in

|-

! Sol:

| Solar System the bookmark is placed in

|-

! Con:

| Constellation the bookmark is placed in

|-

! Reg:

| Region the bookmark is placed in

|-

! Date:

| Indicates the date of creation of the bookmark

|}

Avoid using these details in your bookmarks to simplify their labels. Also, you can arrange the location of the columns according to your choice.

'''Tips:'''<br>

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

*You can sort your bookmarks according to their jump distance. This way they will be available on top of the list. The bookmarks in the current system are always highlighted with green to help you separate them from the others.

*You may reach your bookmarks through the right-click menu while in space. Only the bookmarks in the current system will show up in this menu.

Using folders and sub folders is a simple way to organize your bookmarks. You can use folders to arrange your bookmarks according to their uses. You also use the folders to choose whether to display a folder's bookmarks in space or not. Clicking the eye icon sets visibility. Green means visible, grey means hidden.

'''Tips:'''<br>

*When you use the right-click menu to reach your bookmarks in space, you will also see your folders there (only those containing bookmarks in the current system though.)

*Bookmarks in the root folder (not in a sub folders) are extremely easy to access in space - use this to your advantage.

*If you would like to keep just one bookmark folder open from your People and Places just double click on the folder you want and a copy will be created on your screen and you will be able to close the People and Places tab and the fold you choose will remain.

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 == Organizing and managing bookmarks ==
+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.
+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.  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 also use folders to organize your bookmarks.
+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.
+[[Image:Labels.jpg]]
+As you can see in the above illustration, each bookmark automatically contains the following information:
+{| style="text-align: left;"
+|-
+! Label:
+| The label is the name you assign to your bookmark
+|-
+! Type:
+| Type of the bookmark (for example "Station" or "Coordinate")
+|-
+! Jump:
+| Indicates current number of jumps away from the solar system the bookmark is placed in
+|-
+! Sol:
+| Solar System the bookmark is placed in
+|-
+! Con:
+| Constellation the bookmark is placed in
+|-
+! Reg:
+| Region the bookmark is placed in
+|-
+! Date:
+| Indicates the date of creation of the bookmark
+|}
+Avoid using these details in your bookmarks to simplify their labels. Also, you can arrange the location of the columns according to your choice.
+'''Tips:'''<br>
+*Try not to use information already available in the Places tab for bookmark labels, and keep it as simple as possible because you may need to find your bookmark in an instant in case of an emergency or a strict situation.
+*You can sort your bookmarks according to their jump distance. This way they will be available on top of the list. The bookmarks in the current system are always highlighted with green to help you separate them from the others.
+*You may reach your bookmarks through the right-click menu while in space. Only the bookmarks in the current system will show up in this menu.
+Using folders and sub folders is a simple way to organize your bookmarks. You can use folders to arrange your bookmarks according to their uses. You also use the folders to choose whether to display a folder's bookmarks in space or not. Clicking the eye icon sets visibility. Green means visible, grey means hidden.
+'''Tips:'''<br>
+*When you use the right-click menu to reach your bookmarks in space, you will also see your folders there (only those containing bookmarks in the current system though.)
+*Bookmarks in the root folder (not in a sub folders) are extremely easy to access in space - use this to your advantage.
+*If you would like to keep just one bookmark folder open from your People and Places just double click on the folder you want and a copy will be created on your screen and you will be able to close the People and Places tab and the fold you choose will remain.
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