selected is a folder, all the bookmarks it contains are deleted. Tip Firefox won't ask you to confirm your decision to delete. However, if you change your mind after doing so, you can undo the action by choosing Edit Undo. After you shut down Firefox, you cannot undo your changes. The Quick Searches folder that comes with Firefox holds your Search Keywords. See the section in Chapter 4 about searching from the Location Bar for information about quick searches using Search Keywords. Moving bookmarks and folders Moving bookmarks in the Bookmarks Manager is easy. Simply drag the bookmarks you want to move to the desired location. You can select multiple bookmarks by holding down the Ctrl key (Windows) or the key (Mac) as you click them. You can also use the standard cut-and-paste method of movement. To cut bookmarks or folders, simply select them and choose Edit Cut or press Ctrl+X (Windows) or +X (Mac). To paste them elsewhere, select the new destination and choose Edit Paste, or press Ctrl+V (Windows) or +V (Mac). Sorting bookmarks By default, Firefox displays your bookmarks in the order you added them. Your most recently added bookmarks are at the bottom of the list, and the bookmarks you created longest ago are at the top. However, you can instruct Firefox to sort your bookmarks alphabetically at any time. Simply right-click a bookmark in the Bookmarks Toolbar, Sidebar, or (in Windows) menu and choose Sort by Name. It doesn't matter which one you right-click because Firefox maintains a single bookmarks list across all three interfaces, and thus your bookmarks will be sorted alphabetically in all of them. Note that if you sort by right-clicking one of the bookmarks in the main bookmarks list, Firefox sorts only the main bookmarks list. It does not sort bookmarks within folders; those will continue to be in chronological order. To sort the bookmarks within a particular folder, right-click the folder and choose Sort by Name. Tip This kind of sorting is useful if it's easier for you to find and access bookmarks that are sorted alphabetically. However, if you want to sort your bookmarks temporarily for the purpose of managing and organizing them more easily, the Bookmarks Manager offers a variety of sorting options, such as sorting by last visited date or by location. These options are available from the View menu in the Bookmarks Manager and do not affect the Bookmarks Toolbar, Sidebar, or menu. Describing bookmarks and folders You can give bookmarks and folders brief descriptions that can serve as reminders to you later on about why you bookmarked a particular page or what a particular folder contains. Descriptions appear in the Description column of the Bookmarks Manager, and you can also view them in the Properties window (right-click the bookmark or folder and choose Properties). Follow these steps to enter a description: 1. 2. Select the bookmark or folder you want to describe. 3. Right-click the bookmark or folder and choose Properties, or click Properties in the toolbar at the top of the window. The bookmark's Properties window appears. 4. Enter the description in the Description text box. 5. Click OK. Creating separators Separators are horizontal lines used to divide related bookmarks and folders into groups. For example, if you have a group of sports-related bookmarks and a group of recipe bookmarks, you could use separators to differentiate the groups visually in the Bookmarks menu, Sidebar, and Toolbar. Here's how you make separators: