customizing the Links bar

Did you know that you can customize the Links bar in Internet Explorer 7? You can add, remove, or rearrange shortcuts to your Favorites and folders of Favorites. Customizing the Links bar gives you one-click access to your favorite webpages.

Here's how:

To enable the Links bar

  • Click the Tools button Tools, click Toolbars, and then click Links.

To add a shortcut to the Links bar

  1. Click the Add to Favorites button Add to Favorites, and then click Add to Favorites.
  2. In the Add to Favorites dialog box, click the Create In dropdown list, and then select Links.

You can also drag the webpage's icon from the Address bar or drag a link from a webpage directly to the Links bar.

To remove a shortcut from the Links bar

  • Right-click the shortcut in the Links bar, and then click Delete.

To rearrange how your Favorites show on the Links bar

  • On the Links bar, drag a shortcut to a new location.

    • - or -

  • In the Favorites Center, drag a shortcut to a new location in the Links folder.