We welcome you all to our website again. Today we'll go back to the Google Chrome browser and look at how to set visual bookmarks. What are visual bookmarks? These are special extensions for various browsers that allow the user to go to the most frequently visited sites in one click. They can be used as an addition to the regular bookmarks bar in the browser window. If you don't know how to add a website link to your bookmarks bar, go back.

By default, Google Chrome comes with visual bookmarks from frequently visited sites.

Everything seems to be fine. But... As you visit other sites, some bookmarks may be replaced automatically with new ones that you are in Lately visited often. And you wouldn’t want to lose site links that are useful to you. And the number of 8 pieces is not always sufficient to ensure that all sites are always at hand. To increase the number of visual bookmarks and make them easier to manage, we will install the extension Visual bookmarks Yandex for Google Chrome from the Google online store.

To do this, go to the main menu of the browser, select “Additional tools”, then “Extensions”

A list of all installed extensions will open in front of us.

We go down to the very bottom and click “More extensions”.

We get to the Chrome online store. In the search field, enter our query “Visual bookmarks” and press Enter. In the search results, select the Extensions section and select the extension we need by clicking on the Install button.

Before the extension is installed, we will be asked to confirm the installation. We give our consent. After a few seconds, the extension will install successfully. To view, open a new tab.

Visual bookmark settings

In the middle there are buttons for quick access to closed bookmarks, viewing downloaded files, bookmarks and History.

Let's first set up our visual bookmarks. To do this, in the lower right part of the screen, click on the “Settings” button.

The first setting is the Number of bookmarks. Here you can specify the required number of bookmarks. The maximum number is 25.

Background. Thanks to this setting, you can set the background either from the provided images, or upload your own by clicking “Upload”. The selected picture is displayed with a tick.

Other options. By clicking on this button, you will have access to additional settings.

Here you can configure the type of bookmarks. The default is “Logos and Headings”. In this case, the site logo and its title will be displayed on the tab. You can also select “Logos and screenshots” and “Site screenshots”.

How to add a visual bookmark?

Now let's move on to managing bookmarks. Let's start with adding. In order to add a bookmark to an interesting site, you need to click on the “Add Bookmark” button. But at the same time you must have free place for her. If you don’t have one, then increase the number of displayed bookmarks in the settings, or delete the existing one. How? You will learn about this below. If there is no free cell, the “Add bookmark” button will be inactive.

So we add a new bookmark. Click on the desired button.

A panel opens immediately below for adding the address of a new bookmark

We see where our added bookmark will go (the area is marked in white). You can add either by entering the site address yourself, or by using the Popular and Recently Visited lists. To add from the list, you just need to click once on the desired tab.

We want to add a bookmark to the weather forecast viewing site. Enter the address in the field. To specify or change your site description, click “Edit Description”. Enter your description in the second field that opens and press Enter.

Bookmark management

Bookmarks can be managed: moved to another location, edited, deleted.

Let's let's move our created bookmark in first place. To do this, click on it with the mouse and, without releasing the left button, drag it to the first place. Release the left mouse button.

That's it, now our bookmark is in first place. Similarly, you can customize the display order of your bookmarks.

You can hover over each bookmark certain actions. Let's look at them. To do this, move the mouse cursor over the bookmark to display additional small buttons.

Lock. There can be either a closed lock (as in our example) or an open lock. A closed lock indicates that this tab is secured in this position. This means that even if you don't use this bookmark for a long time, it will still remain in its place. It won't be replaced by other bookmarks that you use frequently.

An open lock means the opposite. Your bookmark is Unpinned and can be replaced by other bookmarks. To select a mode, you just need to click on the lock.

Gear. With its help you can edit bookmark, set a different address and description. The process is similar to adding a bookmark.

In order to delete visual bookmark click on the cross and confirm your actions.

Well, I guess we'll end here. We hope that you found the article useful and interesting. See you soon.

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Instructions for restoring Yandex visual bookmarks.

Visual bookmarks are convenient icons that allow you to quickly go to the desired site. With the advent of modern browsers, the visual bookmarking function has found support from a huge number of users. However, there is a problem with restoring bookmarks in Yandex. It is not difficult to cope with it; you just need to carefully study the sequence of actions.

The main problem with bookmarks arises from the fact that maximum amount Bookmarks in a standard browser are not always sufficient for normal operation. The Yandex Bar service comes to the rescue. The capabilities of this extension allow you to increase the number of possible bookmarks to 25. And this number is quite enough for anyone, even the most sophisticated user. In Yandex, you can choose the way bookmarks are displayed, as well as the design. You can install “Yandex bar” on your browser as follows:

• Open the page bar.yandex.ru/google;
• Click on the “Download application” button in Yandex;
• Find the saved file in your downloads folder;
• By double-clicking the left mouse button on the shortcut, go through the simple installation. Carefully follow the instructions provided during installation;
• Open your browser and use the new bookmarks from Yandex bar.

How to return visual bookmarks?

Visual bookmarks are a list of Internet pages that appears in the start window of your browser. This list can show both your favorite pages and sites you've recently visited. Your browsing history is saved in the memory of your personal computer. You can configure Yandex bookmarks the way it suits you.

Sometimes, when the computer restarts unsuccessfully, or due to a poor-quality update new version browser, saved visual Yandex bookmarks disappear. This causes problems for the user, since convenient bookmarks have completely disappeared from the computer’s memory. Restoring them is not difficult. It is only important to know the procedure.

• Open your browser and find the Bookmarks menu. By clicking on it, you will see the “Display all bookmarks” button - left-click on it. You will see a library with which you can manage bookmarks in Yandex;
• Find the “Import and Backup” menu. Left-click on the “Restore” field. Choose how you want to restore visual bookmarks: through an archived copy or from a direct file in Yandex;
• In Yandex, select the “Settings” menu. Check the option “Display visual bookmarks when opening a new tab or window.” Then go to the “Extensions” section and you will see “Yandex bar” in the list. When you open a Yandex page, all visual bookmarks will appear in front of you.

This method of restoring bookmarks is very simple and convenient. If suddenly your visual bookmarks in Yandex are deleted, you can easily restore them without losing a single necessary link.

In order to restore visual bookmarks, it is worth understanding how to install them. Every PC user prefers to use different browsers. This is logical, since some value speed, others value design, and others value convenience. Modern browsers combine all these qualities, but some stand out due to higher performance of one or another parameter. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages. In order to restore visual bookmarks in Yandex, you should carry out a set of actions.

How to install visual bookmarks in Yandex?

In order to install visual bookmarks in Yandex, you should download the “Yandex Bar” add-on. After you install it on your computer, a list of bookmarks will appear on the Yandex home page. In order to add a new bookmark, you need to left-click on the empty window. Having done this, a menu will appear where you can add the site that you need as a bookmark.

Use the following algorithm to install Yandex bookmarks:

Easy installation:

• In Yandex, go to the Yandex bar page;
• Install the application on your computer;
• Restart your browser;
• New bookmarks will appear automatically on the start page.

Complex installation:

This installation method is needed for those who have bookmarks that do not appear automatically. If this is what happened to you, you need to do the following:

• In the top corner home page browser there is a “Tools” window. By clicking on it, you will see the following “Add-ons” button in front of you. Select it;
• Then click “Extensions”. A new window will open in front of you. You should wait for the update full list all installed extensions. After waiting for this moment, find the “Yandex bar” extension. To the right of it, check the “Enable” checkbox and restart the browser;
• In order to make Yandex bookmarks “for yourself,” you should go to your browser settings and set the matches you need. After setting all the parameters, do not forget to press the “Ok” key, otherwise the new options will not be applied.

And also, Yandex will help you configure additional bookmarking options such as:

• Basic background. There are dozens of different pictures to choose from, which can be an excellent background for your bookmark menu. A variety of images will give scope to your imagination;
• Location of visual bookmarks. There are two ways to place bookmarks in Yandex: vertical and horizontal. A matter of taste - choose the method that suits you;
• Number of visual bookmarks in Yandex. The maximum number of bookmarks is 25. It is not at all necessary to use all possible ones. Choose the number that is sufficient for you.

Thus, your Yandex browser allows you to use a huge number of visual bookmarks, and helps you spend time at the computer as comfortably and conveniently as possible.

A method for restoring bookmarks on Yandex

The Yandex Bookmarks service is familiar to anyone who uses the Yandex browser. Such visual bookmarks help you quickly and easily navigate to the desired site. With this option you can easily create a whole catalog of bookmarks. And you can access the catalog at any time, using any computer. All bookmarks can be stored both in computer memory and on the Internet. But there is one inconvenience: once you delete a visual bookmark from the catalog, you can only restore it in one way. Below is detailed instructions recovery:

• Register on the official website yandex.ru and go to the page zakladki.yandex.ru;
• Click the “Export” button, then in the new window “Save file” and “Ok”;
• After the previous step, the process of loading visual bookmarks will begin. Once the file download is complete, go to your downloads folder and you will see a new file called “Bookmarks.html”. If you do not know where the downloads folder is located, then look at the address of this folder in your browser menu, or click on the file and select the “Show file in folder” action;
• Open the “My Documents” folder and move the downloaded Yandex visual bookmarks file “Bookmarks.html” there. For better organization, create a “My Bookmarks” folder and place the new file there;
• Give the file a new name (for example, “Bookmark1”), but do not remove the base “Html” extension;
• Export new Yandex bookmarks as often as possible;
• In order to restore visual bookmarks, log in to Yandex and log in. Left-click on the “Import” icon, then the “From” window will appear in front of you. In this window you need to enter “From file”, and then select the “Browse” option;
• Find the file you need in the list. In the “To an existing folder” position, select the root one. This will avoid repeating bookmarks. Finally, press the Import key.

So, by going through a simple algorithm of actions, you can restore your visual bookmarks. All you need is the Internet and a basic Yandex website.

Use Yandex visual bookmarks and make the process of working on the Internet as fast, simple and convenient as possible. When faced with problems, now you will know exactly how to restore your important bookmarks.

Visual bookmarks - This is by far the most convenient type of add-on for working with your favorite and frequently visited pages. Their display allows you not to waste time searching for the desired page, so installing such an add-on will be useful for every Internet user. Below we will look at visual bookmarks from Yandex: installation, configuration and main functions available to users.

Visual bookmarks are part of Yandex elements. You can download visual bookmarks both from the official Yandex website (link at the end of the article) and in the extension store for your browser.

After installing visual bookmarks, they may be disabled in some browsers. To activate, go from the browser to the extension management menu (for example, you need to select the browser menu, open “Additional tools” and select “Extensions”.

In the list of installed extensions, find “Visual Bookmarks” and check the “Enable” box.

Now, when you create a new tab in your browser, you will see visual bookmarks from Yandex. You've already created a few visual bookmarks in the form of tiles based on your internet visits, but most of them are .

To go to a bookmark site, simply click on the selected tile with the left mouse button.

To remove unwanted bookmarks, move your mouse cursor to the upper right corner of the tile to bring up a small menu consisting of three buttons. The lock icon pins the tile in visual bookmarks, the second icon allows you to change the site of the tile, and the third icon deletes the tile.

Now you can add those bookmarks that you consider necessary to place in visual bookmarks. To do this, at the bottom of the page, select the “Add Bookmark” button and in the menu that appears, select the icon with the site (selected based on popular or recently visited sites) or enter your web resource in the address bar.

Visual bookmarks can be personalized with background images. In order to change the wallpaper of visual bookmarks, open the “Settings” menu and select the wallpaper you like from the high-quality images provided. If necessary, you can upload your own images.

If you select the “Other options” submenu in the same “Settings” menu, you can customize the display of tiles (in the form of logos or screenshots), as well as remove the search bar and display the bookmarks bar.

Visual bookmarks are a very useful and beautiful addition for browsers. This extension does not put a serious load on the web browser, thereby not reducing its speed, and also has a stunning minimalistic interface that can be customized.

In order for your most favorite sites to be presented in the form of pictures, and not just a list, Yandex visual bookmarks were created.

What it is?

To put it simply, this is such a convenient extension that creates a panel with all your favorite sites.

So, the first method is to point the address element.yandex.ru in your browser and go there.

This is a site for Yandex elements, that is, extensions that this company offers.

How to set bookmarks through the site element.yandex.ru

After this, you will be prompted to download the bookmark installer, the installation will take place and after a maximum of 2-3 minutes the tabs will be ready for use. The method is extremely simple.

How to install bookmarks through the browser store

The second method, as mentioned above, is to go to your browser's store and install from there.

Of course, the address of this store will look different for different browsers, and specifically:

• For Mozilla Firefox– mozilla.org (also available by going to “Add-ons” and then “Extensions”);
• For Google Chrome– chrome.google.com/webstore (also available in the “More tools” menu, and then “Extensions”);
• For Opera– addons.opera.com (or through “Menu”, then “Extensions” and “Extension Manager”).

These are the three most popular browsers today. After going to the store, you need to write in the search bar, for example, “visual bookmarks from Yandex” or something similar.

You need to click on it and wait.

For example, for Mozilla it looks like this.

By the way, the first method is more reliable, because using the second it is not always possible to find this extension.

If no methods work, you can simply write in any search engine, in the same way, “visual bookmarks from Yandex” or something similar and go to the same store.

Customizing visual bookmarks for yourself

As mentioned above, this service has always been famous for its ease of setup. Therefore, you should figure out how to customize them for yourself. The simplest thing you can do is add a new bookmark.

It’s very easy to do this - at the bottom there is a “Add bookmark” button, click on it, write down the site address or just its name, for example, google, and press the Enter key.

As for how to change the background, how to change the appearance of shortcuts, how to make sure that when you open the browser, these are the tabs that open (if several similar extensions are installed), then all this is done by clicking on the “Settings” button.

By the way, as for the latter, there is a “Set as home page” button for this (in the figure it is highlighted with a green rectangle).

Then, when you start the browser, this bookmarks menu will open.

As you can see, this menu at the bottom also has buttons for downloads, bookmarks and history, which allow you to go to these browser services much faster and not have to look for them in the menu of the program itself - very convenient.

The Google Chrome browser is excellent in many respects: speed, ease of use, security, extensibility and many others. But the developers didn’t think through visual bookmarks or didn’t really want it.

By default, Chrome has regular bookmarks, which can also be placed in a row under the address bar, and some sort of visual bookmarks that appear in a new tab. These bookmarks display the most recently visited pages and cannot be influenced in any way. The good thing about Chrome is that any of its shortcomings can be eliminated with the help of additional extensions. I first saw visual bookmarks in the Opera browser. When they were born, it was something new and quickly became fashionable.

How to install an extension in Google Chrome

To install visual bookmarks in Chrome, you just need to install the extension you like or use cloud service. Installing different extensions is no different from each other. The general algorithm of actions is as follows:

These are the most normal, in my opinion, bookmarks. To install them, follow the link and click the “Install” button.

If the link does not work, then you need to install Yandex Elements. To check the operation of visual bookmarks, open a new tab in the browser:

By default, there will only be bookmarks with Yandex links and some of the latest ones. To add a new site, click the “Add Bookmark” button. You can select one of your recently visited sites or enter your own link and name. Managing bookmarks is very simple: you can rearrange them by dragging them with the mouse, change links and names, hide and delete. When you hover your cursor over the bookmark icon, menu icons appear with which you can do all these actions.

Let's click on the "Settings" button in the lower right corner and see what's there.

Advantages and disadvantages of cloud bookmarks

There are a lot of online services, opening home page which you see visual bookmarks. Simply put, everything is stored on a remote server - in the cloud. The advantage is obvious: no matter where you are, no matter what browser you use, on a computer or tablet, on Windows or MacOS, you can always go to your cloud and use saved links.

For example, at work you have a corporate Internet Explorer or any other browser installed. Not an easy time working day There are several interesting links that you need to open at home in Google Chrome. In such a situation it will no longer help. Now you can save your bookmarks in the cloud, which is accessible from anywhere there is an Internet connection.

The only disadvantages are the need for registration and the possible loss of all links if the service disappears. But if bookmark data is stored on a computer, then the risk of losing it is even higher. There is also the inconvenience of adding new bookmarks, because... I had to manually copy the links and add them to the piggy bank. But there are services that offer an additional browser extension, for example the excellent and free bookmark manager Atavi.

In principle, the same Yandex bookmarks are an interweaving of the cloud and extensions for Chrome, but they can work completely autonomously, while purely cloud ones always require the Internet. Perhaps, Yandex loses only in that on different computers you will have to log in under your Yandex name, which is unsafe, and it no longer opens in all countries, and the functionality of visual bookmarks is a matter of taste.

Installing the Atavi extension

To begin, go to the site using the button, go through a small setup wizard and register by entering your username and password. Nothing else is required, you don’t even need to confirm your registration from the letter.

Agree to grant rights to the extension using the “Add” button. The home page will be changed to atavi.com and a notification will be issued. Video:

Basic techniques for working with bookmarks

Everything is as simple as two or two. The home page displays the initial page of visual bookmarks. You can also create your own groups and switch between them using the tabs at the bottom of the window. In my example there are three tabs: “Initial”, “Latest” and the “Currency” I created.

To add a new bookmark, click on the empty space with a large plus sign, enter the address, name and select the group:

Or simply right-click on the page of any site that we want to save and select “Send to bookmarks on Atavi” from the context menu

The new element will appear on the home page. To delete a bookmark or change data, you need to click the cross or gear that will appear at the bottom right if you hover the mouse over the element

You can also move links between groups by simply dragging them with the mouse onto the desired group tab. You can also add a new bookmark using the Atavi icon in the browser address bar, in this case you can immediately change the name and group

To create or edit a group, use the gear button at the bottom right of the Atavi window. By default, clicking on a group tab takes you to it, but in edit mode it becomes possible to change the group name. To complete editing, you need to click on the gear again and select “Finish.”

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Export, backup, import

Any service that respects its users, of course, has a function to export all links, just in case. Here this function is in general settings:

Everything is saved in a convenient HTML format, i.e. as a simple page that opens in the browser, and all links are clickable:

In the settings you can also change appearance or switch to shortened mobile version. And if you uncheck “Include groups”, then all bookmarks from all groups will fit on one page.

The developers have gone even further and propose making their usual bookmarks visual, i.e. import from the browser into your Atavi account. To use this function, you need to export regular Chrome bookmarks to HTML and import them using the “Import” function of the same name in the Atavi settings. Or install the extension, it will do everything itself.

I think it’s already clear that if the browser extension is not installed, then just go to atavi.com and log in, you will see all your bookmarks. This can be done on phones and tablets, but there are apps for them too.

I completely switched to Atavi and I advise you. I liked the intuitive interface, fast operating speed, and the ability to add bookmarks from the address bar. Of course, the main focus is on integration with Google Chrome, but it can also be used, be it Mozilla Firefox, Opera or Internet Explorer.

Veteran of visual bookmarks - Speed ​​Dial 2

This tool allows you to completely customize the appearance and style of bookmarks, import the most visited sites, view statistics, export your settings and something else.

Now let's open a new tab to see how the extension works. When you first start, you will be asked to go through an introductory tour, or skip this step. I advise you to look through it quickly so that there are no questions later. Next, a wizard will launch to add your most visited sites to bookmarks.

For the first time, added bookmarks are displayed without a thumbnail image, and I didn't like it. To add a picture, you need to go to the bookmark once or click “Create a sketch”. Speed ​​Dial settings are called up from the menu by right-clicking on an empty space. There are a lot of settings, we’ll look at the main ones here, and watch the video for the rest.

In the main settings we can:

• Select the number of columns with bookmarks (default 5)
• Distance between bookmark thumbnails, in pixels
• Bookmark ordering method: manually by dragging and dropping or automatically by number of visits
• Center vertically so that the bookmarks bar is in the middle of the screen
• Specify how often to update the preview

The Speed ​​Dial 2 extension has a sidebar that appears when you move your mouse to the right edge of the window. There are all the regular and recent closed bookmarks. You can also select or upload a background image. Another interesting feature is synchronization with the social bookmarking service Delicious.

The simplest bookmarks from Mail.ru

Compared to bookmarks from Yandex, these are the simplest.

The principle of operation is exactly the same, only there are no settings, and only nine (3x3) bookmarks are available.

Everything is added and removed in the same way.

How to disable and remove old extensions

After searching and experimenting, you may end up with several unnecessary extensions that will . To disable an unnecessary extension, go to “Menu -> Additional tools -> Extensions”, find the add-on and uncheck “Enabled”

And to delete it completely (the settings are not saved!) you need to click on the trash can and agree to the deletion.