How to Use Netscape Navigator Bookmarks in Internet Explorer

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to convert Netscape Navigator bookmarks so that they can be used in Microsoft Internet Explorer.


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In Internet Explorer, you can use the Favorites menu to access Internet sites that you access frequently. To add a Web site to the Favorites menu, click Add To Favorites on the Favorites menu while you are viewing the Web site. After you add a Web site to the Favorites menu, you do not need to remember the site's Web address to access it. Simply click the Web site on the Favorites menu to access it.

You can also add Internet sites to the Favorites menu by converting your existing Netscape Navigator bookmarks to shortcuts. To do so, follow the appropriate steps for the version of Internet Explorer you are running:

NOTE

Internet Explorer 2.0, 2.01, 2.1, 3.0, 4.0 for Windows 3.1

  1. In Internet Explorer, click Open on the File menu, and then click Open File.


  2. Locate and click the Bookmark.htm file in your Netscape folder, and then click Open.


  3. Right-click a bookmark in the Internet Explorer window, and then click Add To Favorites.


  4. Repeat step 3 for each Netscape bookmark you want to convert to an Internet Explorer Favorite.


Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows 95

  1. In Internet Explorer, click Open on the File menu, and then click Open File.


  2. Locate and click the Bookmark.htm file in your Netscape folder, and then click Open.


  3. Right-click a bookmark in the Internet Explorer window, and then click Add To Favorites.


  4. Repeat step 3 for each Netscape bookmark you want to convert to an Internet Explorer Favorite.


Internet Explorer 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 4.01 for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 98

  1. In Internet Explorer, click Open on the File menu, and then click Browse.


  2. Locate and click the Bookmark.htm file in your Netscape folder, and then click Open.


  3. Right-click a bookmark in the Internet Explorer window, and then click Add To Favorites.


  4. Repeat step 3 for each Netscape bookmark you want to convert to an Internet Explorer Favorite.




You can also use the Bookmarks Converter tool to automatically convert Netscape Navigator bookmarks to shortcuts on the Favorites menu in Internet Explorer for Windows 95. The Bookmarks Converter tool is available as a file named Winbm2fv.exe.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

~ Winbm2fv.exe

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services


You can also add Internet sites to the Favorites menu by converting your existing Netscape Navigator bookmarks to Favorites. You can use the Favtool.exe tool to import Netscape Navigator bookmarks into Internet Explorer for Windows 95/98 as Favorites or Export your Favorites as Netscape Bookmarks.

The Favtool.exe tool, can be obtained from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ieplatform/favtool/favtool.asp

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Internet Explorer 5 for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0

Internet Explorer 5 includes the Import/Export Wizard, which can be used to easily import existing Netscape Navigator bookmarks to Favorites. To start the Import/Export Wizard, click Import And Export on the File menu in Internet Explorer 5, and then follow the instructions on your screen.

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbtool msiew95 msient msiew31 win98 msiew98 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,2.01,2.1,3.0,3.01,3.02,3.02a,3.03,4.0,4.01,4.01 Service Pack 1,5
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 2, 1999