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Quick Tip: Bookmarking

A "bookmark" is a feature of Web browsers that records a Web address so that you can quickly return to that page.  To bookmark a page, go to your preferred page then do the following:

In Internet Explorer either:

1.  Select Favorites then Add to Favorites.  Selecting Organize Favorites will allow you to categorize your bookmarks into folders.

2.  Right click and choose Add to Favorites.

In Netscape either:

1.  Select Bookmarks then Add Bookmark or press [Ctrl]D.  You can organize your bookmarks into folders under Edit Bookmarks. 

2.  Right click and choose Add Bookmark.

Now when you want to come back, simply select your bookmark from the pull-down menu.

Note:  Certain files, such as a results list or files within a database, cannot be bookmarked on GPO Access.  These files contain a cgi (or common gateway interface) script.   If the page you are on contains the stem .cgi (as in waisgate.cgi) or if /cgi-bin/ appears in the URL, you cannot bookmark that page. 

To link to a document within a GPO Access database, please refer to:

• Establishing HTML Links to Documents in GPO WAIS Databases
• Establishing HTML Links to GPO's CFR WAIS Databases
• Establishing HTML Links to Documents in CBDNet

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Last updated: March 28, 2003
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