Today’s video topic is how to copy your existing Internet Explorer Favorites into Sharing Links. The process consists of two steps:

* First an export from IE
* Then an import into Sharing Links

Open Internet Explorer then click File, Import and Export. This opens the Import/Export Wizard.

From here, click Next, then choose Export Favorites (and Next.)

Internet Exlorer lets you choose whether you want to export ALL your favorites (select Favorites) or any of your folders. We are going to choose a single folder titled “Squished Pennies.�

Now, we need to choose where we want to save the file (by default it is called bookmark.htm). Be sure to remember WHERE you put this file, because we are going to need it in the next step.

Now, visit http://www.sharinglinks.com/importbrowser/ . (If you forget where you need to go on this step, you’ll find it on the HELP page and on the Add Bookmark Page.)

Click Browse to find your saved bookmark.htm file.

Add tags to apply to imported links. Check Use Folder Names as Tags if your bookmarks are organized in folders.  If you import a single folder (without any sub-folders), you can not use the feature. You must have both a “Parent Folder” and a “Child Folder” in order to use the “Child Folder” names as tags.

Select your privacy option (we recommend Public whenever possible) and it a few seconds you will be redirected to your My Bookmarks page.

Now is a good time to add tags. Click Edit, and add tags or re-use existing tags by clicking on previously used tags.

Today’s video topic is how to copy your existing Firefox bookmarks into Sharing Links. The process consists of two steps:

• First an export from Firefox
• Then an import into Sharing Links

Open Firefox, then click Bookmarks and Manage Bookmarks (you might need to scroll up if you do not see Manage Bookmarks at the top of your Bookmark list)

Then from the Bookmark Manager, it is File/ Export. Remember where you save your bookmarks.html file, because you are going to need to find it in step two.

Now, visit http://www.sharinglinks.com/importbrowser/ . (If you forget the name of the page, you’ll find it on the HELP page)

Click Browse to find your saved bookmarks.html file. Select your privacy option (we recommend Public whenever possible) and it a few seconds you will be redirected to YOUR Bookmarks page.

Add tags to apply to imported links. Check Use Folder Names as Tags if your bookmarks are organized in folders.
*If you import a single folder (without any sub-folders), you can not use the feature. You must have both a “Parent Folder” and a “Child Folder” in order to use the “Child Folder” names as tags.

Now is a good time to add tags. Start by clicking Edit, then by clicking on previously used tags, or entering new ones in the tag data entry field. End by clicking Save Changes.

1. Log in to the export page at del.icio.us.

2. Save the resulting XML file to your computer.

3. Click Browse… to find this file on your computer. The maximum size the file can be is 1MB.

4. Select the default privacy setting for your imported bookmarks.

5. Click Import to start importing the bookmarks; it may take a minute.

Moving your bookmarks (or favorties) from your brower requires two steps: first an export, then an import.

1. Export your bookmarks from your browser to a file:
* Internet Explorer: File > Import and Export… > Export Favorites
* Mozilla Firefox: Bookmarks > Manage Bookmarks… > File > Export…
* Netscape: Bookmarks > Manage Bookmarks… > Tools > Export…

2. Visit the Sharing Links Import page. Click Browse… to find the saved bookmark file on your computer. The maximum size the file can be is 1MB.
* Select the default privacy setting (we recommend Public) for your imported bookmarks.
* Click Import to start importing the bookmarks; it may take a minute.