Safari (iPad) bookmarks

allanb · 02-12-2013, 02:33 AM

Can anyone point me to a good explanation of how to create, save, edit, and retrieve bookmarks? The instructions in the iPad user guide seem to me incomprehensible.

chabig · 02-12-2013, 05:02 AM

I think bookmarking is pretty straightforward--touch the share button and choose "bookmark". Are you having a particular problem? What is it? If you search the web, you'll find lots of resources that already explain this.

hayne · 02-12-2013, 05:16 PM

It seems you are asking about Safari on iPad. If so, this belongs in the iOS section of the forums (not the OS X section) - so I'll move it there.

allanb · 02-13-2013, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by hayne


	It seems you are asking about Safari on iPad. If so, this belongs in the iOS section of the forums …

Sorry about that.

allanb · 02-17-2013, 08:24 AM

I think I've got it now. The iPad guide is somewhat misleading – it tells you to tap on the symbol that shows an arrow emerging from a little square, and then tap "Bookmark." That gets you nowhere. What you really need to do, apparently, is to tap "save."

I live and learn.

chabig · 02-17-2013, 10:24 AM

The "Bookmak" button does indeed create a bookmark. By the way, I don't have a button title "Save".

allanb · 02-18-2013, 03:42 AM

The "arrow" symbol produces a box with nine buttons, one of which is "Bookmark". For some reason I wasn't getting that box. Maybe my finger wasn't up to normal strength.

Now when I press "Bookmark" in that box, I get a panel headed "Add Bookmark," and that's where the little blue "save" button appears. It seems to mean that I can save it as it is, or edit its name and then save it – which is fine.

Thanks for dragging me through the process.

chabig · 02-18-2013, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by allanb


	The "arrow" symbol produces a box with nine buttons, one of which is "Bookmark". For some reason I wasn't getting that box. Maybe my finger wasn't up to normal strength.

I think I know what was happening. Sometime when you touch the "share" button, there are so many apps registered to handle it that the list has to be scrolled to find the one you want. It's not always obvious. That might explain why you didn't see the bookmark button. I'm sorrybindidnt think of this earlier.

rikke · 03-12-2013, 07:42 AM

Hello, I just got my new iPad Mini and found this forum while looking for ipad things. I would like to transfer my old iPad 1 generation Safari bookmarks to my new iPad mini - how can I go about doing this? thanks

02-12-2013, 02:33 AM	#1
allanb Triple-A Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aquitaine, France Posts: 176	Safari (iPad) bookmarks Can anyone point me to a good explanation of how to create, save, edit, and retrieve bookmarks? The instructions in the iPad user guide seem to me incomprehensible.

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hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 31,956	It seems you are asking about Safari on iPad. If so, this belongs in the iOS section of the forums (not the OS X section) - so I'll move it there. __________________ hayne.net/macosx.html

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02-12-2013, 05:02 AM	#2
chabig Hall of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,944	I think bookmarking is pretty straightforward--touch the share button and choose "bookmark". Are you having a particular problem? What is it? If you search the web, you'll find lots of resources that already explain this.

02-17-2013, 08:24 AM	#5
allanb Triple-A Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aquitaine, France Posts: 176	I think I've got it now. The iPad guide is somewhat misleading – it tells you to tap on the symbol that shows an arrow emerging from a little square, and then tap "Bookmark." That gets you nowhere. What you really need to do, apparently, is to tap "save." I live and learn.

02-17-2013, 10:24 AM	#6
chabig Hall of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,944	The "Bookmak" button does indeed create a bookmark. By the way, I don't have a button title "Save".

02-18-2013, 03:42 AM	#7
allanb Triple-A Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aquitaine, France Posts: 176	The "arrow" symbol produces a box with nine buttons, one of which is "Bookmark". For some reason I wasn't getting that box. Maybe my finger wasn't up to normal strength. Now when I press "Bookmark" in that box, I get a panel headed "Add Bookmark," and that's where the little blue "save" button appears. It seems to mean that I can save it as it is, or edit its name and then save it – which is fine. Thanks for dragging me through the process.

03-12-2013, 07:42 AM	#9
rikke Prospect Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 4	Hello, I just got my new iPad Mini and found this forum while looking for ipad things. I would like to transfer my old iPad 1 generation Safari bookmarks to my new iPad mini - how can I go about doing this? thanks