Every day there is more and more information, and often, in this flow, the necessary information becomes invisible. It becomes impossible to find what you need in numerous browser bookmarks. Everything that is important to us loses its relevance over time only because it is not at hand. Do you also have such problems?
In two articles already I wrote about in different ways saving information in one place. Read just in case: and. Then there will be something to compare with. Although, to be honest, each method has its advantages, and the more difficult the choice becomes.
You've probably already noticed that an interactive guide has appeared in the footer (footer) of the blog? Of course, not all articles are there, but the most popular ones have big chance for placement on the main page. In my opinion, such a guide will not only attract the attention of readers, but also provide them with the opportunity to find interesting material quite quickly. Agree that we do not always look at an average of more than 2-3 articles on other sites, and these are always our missed opportunities. We may miss the most interesting and useful things. Let's try to combine information in one place using visual bookmarks.
Visual bookmarks can be made using an online service
Today we will collect information in one place using the Symbaloo service, which claims to be the start page in your browser. With the help of Symbaloo we will make our own search engine, and even more than one, that will satisfy our tastes and needs.
1. The service page is a panel of interactive tiles to which we ourselves assign the necessary links. As the developers themselves say, translated from Greek Symbaloo means “assemble”, “assembly”. Therefore, we will assemble our own webmixes (tiles) ourselves.
2. D To begin with, you need to study the service itself, the forum, frequently asked questions, rules of use, and after that there will be much fewer questions left. Using this tool will be very easy and convenient. Especially after you realize that you can create several completely different webmixes and share them on the Internet.
3. E If you already have express bars in your browser, it's up to you to decide whether to keep them or use Symbaloo as your home launch page.
4. O Be sure to install a bookmark on your browser that will save the page you like in an empty cell on your webmixes. It's very convenient. An additional button in the browser panel will connect you and your Symbaloo and bookmark it in your webmixes in one click.
5. C pick up several panels, this way you will make a unique notebook, a catalog of the information you need. Panels may differ from each other in areas of activity and focus. For example, one panel may reflect your interests in sports and healthy eating, another panel combines information on scientific research, and a third panel may contain a collection of sites on the topic of cross-stitching, which can be switched at the touch of a button.
6. B Your panels can be made different from each other using icons, the background color of the cell, or your picture, which you can insert yourself with a size of 100x100 px.
7. P The panels are presented in a standard size, but if you click on edit in the upper left corner, then windows can be added to the left, right and bottom. You can also edit information that you entered earlier. You can change the background of the panel using the suggested pictures, a set of colors, or add your own image.
8. S ymbaloo can be installed on your mobile phone by downloading the Symbaloo mobile app and navigating the Internet using your favorite visual bookmarks.
10.B You can get a link to your panel or embed code on your site, like I did. It is possible that you will have a lot of ideas for the best use of webmixes in relation to your tasks.
11. P search panel. located in the center, can be changed according to your preferences. You can add an RSS feed to the central part, the contents of which can be viewed on the source site of this RSS feed. Thanks to the settings, you can make your panel convenient to use.
12. C Your creative developments can be added to the Symbaloo gallery and made available to visitors to the resource. Having studied the capabilities of the resource, you can effectively use them for your business, to promote your website, and to attract additional traffic.
So, this is a fairly extensive overview of all the advantages of working with the Symbaloo service and its promising capabilities. Each of us will find here what we need specifically for the implementation of our plans and tasks. The most important thing is that now my readers have information about an excellent tool for working with a large flow of information, and knowledge about the Symbaloo service.
I hope to receive feedback from you in the comments on how useful the information in this article was to you. Maybe there are some technical issues to create your own visual bookmark, write - I will help you navigate.
For the best visual perception service as a whole, I suggest watching a short demo video that shows how easy and convenient it is to make your visual bookmarks an easy starting point on the Internet.
Are you constantly confused by bookmarks in search of the right web resource? Place the most visited sites on the browser start page - this will make surfing much easier. You can do this using the Visual Bookmarks add-on from Yandex.
These “tiles” look more than attractive.
Visual bookmarks - what are they?
Visual bookmarks are a list of your bookmarks in the browser, displayed as organized icons on the start page and in a new browser tab. Maximum quantity There are 25 links that can be placed, which is quite enough for comfortable access to the most visited resources.
Visual bookmarks from Yandex compare favorably with competitors thanks to:
- Easy to install and configure;
- Do not load the browser with additional advertising;
- The design is thought out to the smallest detail;
- Ability to import/export your own bookmarks directly into the panel.
Installation methods
There are two ways to install Visual Bookmarks in Chrome, Mozilla, and Opera browsers:
- Download a special extension from the store, for example, chrome.google.com/webstore or addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox.
- Install Yandex elements from the page element.yandex.ru.
In the Yandex browser, bookmarks, like , are part of it; you just need to enable them in the settings.
Enable bookmarks in Yandex Browser
1. By default, bookmarks are already enabled and appear in a new tab. If they are not there, go to settings.
2. Enable the items shown in the screenshot and restart the browser.
3. Switch to the “Scoreboard” section and the coveted “tiles” will appear in front of you.
Custom Settings
You can add the site you need or rearrange the list by clicking on the inscription “Customize screen”.
To make changes, use the buttons indicated in the figure and at the end, confirm by clicking on “Done”.
Visual bookmarks for FireFox and Chrome
As mentioned above, there are two options for installing Visual Bookmarks in third-party browsers.
Installation and configuration will be carried out in Mozilla, believe me, the differences from Google Chrome are minimal and you can easily repeat all the steps.
Special extension
1. The first method is to install a special extension for Mozilla. Download and activate it from the link - addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/addon/yandex-visual-bookmarks/, from the official add-on store.
2. Open a new tab - the bookmarks should already appear. Go to settings and adjust the number of addresses displayed and their appearance.
3. You can sort the “tiles” to your liking by simply dragging them across the screen. To change or delete an address, hover your mouse over it and wait until the settings icons appear.
Element.yandex.ru
1. The website element.yandex.ru was created so that users do not bother themselves with long searches for the desired extension in stores - just press one button.
The setup is no different from the procedure described above.
How to remove visual bookmarks
As you may have already understood, you cannot delete bookmarks from them - you can only hide them by doing all the steps in reverse order.
To remove it from Chrome and FireFox, go to the add-ons section and delete the “Visual Bookmarks” extension.
How to restore bookmarks
When you change browser or move to a new computer, there is a need to transfer and restore previously added bookmarks.
You can restore them only if you have a previously saved data file. The method for obtaining it depends on the browser used, which we will discuss below.
Yandex browser
1. To save all data in the Yandex browser, go to the bookmark manager.
2. By clicking on the “Arrange” inscription, select “Export all bookmarks to an HTML file”.
3. Save the file in a safe place, and if you need to restore, do the same steps, selecting “Copy bookmarks from HTML file” at the end.
Visual bookmarks
Saving bookmarks using the Visual Bookmarks add-on is no different in other browsers.
1. Going to the add-on settings, select “Save to file”.
2. To restore – “Load from file”.
To summarize today's review, it should be emphasized that the add-on in question makes surfing the Internet much easier. Installation and configuration does not cause any special problems for users, apparently the experience of Yandex employees has affected it.
And most importantly, visual bookmarks are absolutely free and do not pose a threat to your computer.
Probably each of us is familiar with such a service as Yandex Bookmarks. Using this add-on, you can quickly create any directory from your favorite sites and go to them without entering the address into the browser. Moreover, you can use the Yandex Visual Tabs service not only on a computer, but also on a laptop or even a smartphone. What is special about this add-on, how to use it and how to install it? You will learn all this in our article today.
What are “Yandex Visual Tabs” for?
Purely for ease of use. This small but very useful addition makes your browser more functional and easy to use. Agree, it is much better to open and click on the icon with your favorite site than to enter its full name into the address bar or constantly search through a search engine. You can go to any bookmark you like in one click. Also, one of the main advantages due to which Internet users install the Yandex Visual Tabs add-on on their browser is the ability to save up to 24 bookmarks. So you can go to any of these 24 sites in one click, without opening a search engine or typing anything into
Competitors
The main competitor of the Yandex Visual Tabs service is the Speed Dial add-on. In fact, these two extensions are practically no different from each other, the only thing is that in Yandex, when you open a new tab, your search is displayed (at the very top above the bookmarks). That is, if necessary, you do not need to go to Yandex, since it is already present in the new tab. The function is very convenient and does not interfere with working with bookmarks at all. This is probably why the “Yandex Visual Tabs” extension is more popular in RuNet than “Speed Dial”.
How to install this add-on?
It is worth noting that visual tabs available on several browsers at once:
- "Google Chrome";
- "Firefox";
- "Yandex browser".
In the case of the latter this function is already present, but on the other two such an addition would not hurt.
How to install visual bookmarks in Google Chrome? First, click on the “hash”, which is located in the upper right corner of the browser. After that, go to “Tools” - “Extensions”. Next in the window you will see all those extensions that have already been installed in Google Chrome. We do not touch them, but go to the very bottom of the page. Here you will see a "More extensions" button. After clicking it, you will be taken to the Google Chrome Online Store. Now in the search engine, which is located in the upper left corner, you should enter a query. Then you will be taken to a page where in more detail talked about this extension. Find the “Install” button, click “Add” and wait for the application to download to your computer. The download process can be seen below in the left corner. As a rule, the download time is no more than 10 seconds (even with the slowest Internet no more than a minute), since the extension “weighs” about one megabyte. After downloading, you need to install the add-on. There is nothing complicated here, and the installation itself does not take very long. That's it, all you have to do is restart your browser and open a new tab to make sure it works.
How to install an extension in Firefox?
Installing this add-on in this browser is similar to the previous case. In Firefox, you need to go to extensions and type the request “Visual bookmarks”. Once a suitable application is found, download it and install it. Do not forget to restart the browser, as often in such cases the tabs may not appear immediately, you need to close and open the program again.
An easier way to install Yandex tabs
There is another method for downloading the add-on, which can be suitable for both Mozilla and Google Chrome. After entering the request “Download visual bookmarks from Yandex” into the search bar, go to the official website of the plugin. Here the site will automatically detect your browser and download the appropriate version of the extension for you.
How to use it? How to make tabs in Yandex?
Using this extension is very simple. If you want to add any site you like to a tab, you need to point at any of the 24 tabs (by the way, at any time you can move it to another one or replace it) and point at the icon. You will then see three gray icons for editing. When you hover over them, hints appear. We need to select the "Settings" button. It is located on the left and looks like a gear. We right-click on it, and a window appears in front of us with the address bar and the name of the site (if it is saved there). Enter the address of the site you like and click “OK”. The application itself determines the name, so you don’t have to fill in this line. The same thing happens with the icon. Sometimes it is not displayed immediately, so here you also need to restart the browser (although the bookmarks themselves can be used immediately after the settings, without rebooting).
How to make Yandex a new tab?
Similar to the above steps, open the settings and enter “Yandex official website” in the address bar. Click "Ok" and check the functionality of the bookmark. Typically, this application already includes such a tab as “VKontakte” and “Yandex News”. But that's not all. You can go to its official website by clicking the “Yandex” button at the top of the search bar. Everything is very simple and convenient.
We’ve already figured out how to make new Yandex tabs, now let’s talk about how to delete a particular bookmark. This is done even faster than adding. When you hover your mouse over the icon with the site you want to delete, select the gray cross and click the mouse button. After this, the bookmark itself will be removed from the panel. You can install a new one in its place or move an icon to another location. You can move bookmarks in any direction; just hold down the image with the tab and drag it to right place windows.
Additional application settings
It is worth noting that the “Settings” button is highlighted not only when you hover over the icon. There are two of them in total. One of them is located in the lower right corner of the page. After clicking it, you can select a background for your bookmarks (by the way, there are very interesting images) and select the number of tabs. In earlier versions you could select up to 48, now only 24. However, this number is quite enough to save all your favorite sites on one page.
How to remove tabs in Yandex?
If you no longer want to use the visual bookmarking service, you can remove this application from your browser. But it’s best not to uninstall, but to disable the extension, so that you don’t have to re-install it on your computer or laptop later. It is worth noting that general rule There is no way to disable tabs on all browsers, so everyone has different options for deleting bookmarks.
If you use the Google Chrome application, go to the main menu under the “hash” next to the address bar. Next, find “Settings” and right-click. On the left you will see a menu in which there is an "Extensions" item. Enter it. Here, as during installation, you will see a list of add-ons you have installed. Find “Visual Bookmarks” in the list. A basket icon will be visible next to them. After clicking on it, all bookmarks you previously set will be automatically deleted.
And now about how to disable the tab option in Mozilla. To do this, you need to open a browser window, find the “Tools” section at the top, select “Add-ons”. After this, a panel will appear in front of you that concerns visual bookmarks (usually it is located in the settings for the Yandex Bar). Opposite this item you need to uncheck the box or click the “Disable” button (depending on the browser version).
Next to this value there is a “Delete” button. You should not click it, since when you uninstall visual bookmarks, you will need to download them again. And since this extension weighs very little and does not take up much memory on your hard drive, all you need to do is disable this quite useful and convenient add-on from the Yandex developers and continue surfing the Internet. You can still turn it back on and use it at any time.
Conclusion
So, we have found out all the features and nuances of installing an extension called “Visual Bookmarks from Yandex” for the most popular Internet browsers.
Exists huge amount browsers, so everyone can find one that will satisfy all the needs of a person as a user. Some are attracted by simplicity, while others are attracted by high speed. Let's talk about one of them, or rather its functions, such as visual bookmarks for Mozilla Firefox. This browser has many advantages, which will also be discussed.
Visual bookmarks for Mozilla Firefox
Before we get down to business, let's figure out what they are and what they are needed for. It should be noted that there are browsers that do not use visual bookmarks, but at the same time they are popular with many users, but this is not about that now. First of all, this kind of function is aimed at comfort. Therefore, it is quite possible to do without it. But we have all become accustomed to the fact that using the Internet is very easy, and bookmarks are just a help. So, after you launch your browser, you will see the main window, it has several start pages. Essentially, these are our visual bookmarks. They allow us to immediately go to the site we need. Everything is done with one click, which is extremely convenient. It is advisable to write down the sites you visit every day. For some it might be social network, for others news portals and so on. But not everything is as simple as it might seem at first glance. This is due to the fact that visual bookmarks for Mozilla Firefox require installation, configuration, etc.
Some general points
If for some reason something doesn’t work out for you, then there are several ways out of the situation. So, it is advisable to install the latest version of the browser; you can also update it. If visual bookmarks suddenly disappear, then it is quite possible that not everything is so bad and that the settings have gone wrong. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that everything can be adjusted to suit you. For example, set 3 bookmarks, 5 or more. It all depends entirely on your preferences. Windows can be different sizes, they can be swapped, signed in your own way, and much more. If you need, bookmarks can be removed altogether. Doing this is as easy as placing them. Well, now let's figure out how to install visual bookmarks for Mozilla Firefox, customize them for yourself, and, if necessary, remove them. To do this, we need a computer, preferably with an Internet connection, and a little of your attention.
Setting visual bookmarks
It goes without saying that, unlike most other browsers, Mozilla has several original features. One of them is the lack of built-in visual bookmarks. To use them, you need to install the appropriate extension. It is worth paying your attention to what automatically becomes your start page. You can change the number of windows directly in the settings. As you can see, it is quite easy to install visual bookmarks for Mozilla Firefox. “Yandex.Search” can be set as default, which is extremely convenient. Without unnecessary operations, you can search for the information you need. As for the add-on itself, you can install it directly from the browser. To do this, you need to go to the “Applications” tab and download “Yandex Elements” from there. If you often use another search engine, such as Google, you can set visual bookmarks separately from Yandex.Bar. This way you will save space on your working page. In principle, visual bookmarks for Mozilla Firefox are very easy to install and do not take much time.
A little about setup
First, let's remove the Yandex elements from the start page. This is done so that there is more space, it is much more convenient to work this way. To do this, go to “Settings”, and then find the line “Yandex.Bar” and uncheck the box opposite. Now let's move on to setting up the extension. There is a corresponding menu in the lower left corner of the browser screen. Here you can add a new background image. It can be downloaded either from your computer or downloaded from the Internet. You can set up to 48 bookmarks. Moreover, it is possible to select the quantity, both horizontally and vertically. If you have added several bookmarks, you will be immediately prompted to edit them. There is nothing complicated here. You need to enter the site address, as well as names, that is, what your visual bookmarks for Mozilla Firefox will be called. We figured out how to set it up, but now let’s look at a few more interesting points.
General useful information
As noted above, visual bookmarks have quite flexible settings. You can edit them whenever it is convenient for you. That is, change the site address. To do this, you need to click on the pencil in the upper right corner of the bookmark, which will open the window we need. Please note that Yandex visual bookmarks for Mozilla Firefox can be updated. This is done in order to save exactly the page that you need. For example, not home page, and some section of the site, etc. It is advisable to give a name to the bookmarks, this will allow you to find the one you need much faster. This is especially true in cases where you use a large number of windows. Quite recently some minor changes have been made and now latest version The browser has built-in bookmarks, but their relevance is low, due to the low level of settings. And now a little about typical problems.
What to do if visual bookmarks for
As practice shows, almost every 3rd user encounters this problem. There can be a lot of reasons for this. Starting from unstable operation of the operating system and ending with failures directly in Mozilla. The same problem may occur after updating to a later version. The fact is that sometimes setting new bookmarks is not enough; you want to have the ones that were there before, with the necessary addresses, etc. Fortunately, the whole process does not take much time. The first thing we need to do is go to the "Tools" section and then to the "Settings" menu. Next, select “Extensions”, and then “Add-ons”. A window with visual bookmarks will appear in front of you; now we are interested in the “Settings” menu, where we go. Select the “Yandex” item and load visual bookmarks again. After this, we need to restart the browser - and you will see that everything has fallen into place.
Removing visual bookmarks
If you have come to the conclusion that this extension is unnecessary for you and only gets in the way, but you have already installed it, then do not despair, you can get rid of it at any time. Removing it is as easy as installing it. To do this, press the hotkey combination Ctrl + Shift + A. Thus, you will call the desired window. You can also go to Settings and then to the Extensions menu. When you open the corresponding section, you will see that all extensions are located in this place. Accordingly, opposite each of the add-ons there are several buttons. One of them is disabling, the second is deletion. If you just need to turn off this or that extension, then you can easily do this. So, click “delete” and wait until the process is completed, after which you restart the browser. If you are in last moment changed your mind, you have the opportunity to mark all actions. Now let's talk about what problems users encounter and how they need to be solved.
Typical problems and their solutions
Of course, any browser has its drawbacks, Mozilla Firefox also has them, where bookmarks (visual) also have several bugs. For example, the extension has the ability to be updated periodically. Most users find this extremely inconvenient. But this disadvantage can be solved quite simply. To do this, go to “Settings” and disable automatic updates for installed extensions. Many people are also interested in where recently closed or viewed pages, that is, bookmarks, are located. To find them, you need to find “Bookmarks” in the upper right corner and select “Display recently closed” there, and that’s it - the problem is solved. Extremely convenient and popular is the Speed Dial extension, which, in fact, is an analogue of Yandex.Bar, but only an order of magnitude more convenient and much faster, and also in some ways more functional.
A few important points
I would like to note that in the “Add-ons” tab there is a huge number of similar extensions. That is, the choice of visual bookmarks is extremely large. All you have to do is decide. In principle, if you have the needs of the average user, then visual bookmarks for Mozilla Firefox from Yandex are quite suitable for you. Moreover, we have already figured out their configuration and installation, as well as solving typical problems. This extension does not affect the speed of your computer or laptop in any way. However, it is not recommended to install too many third-party applications on the browser, as this can directly affect its speed and comfort. Again, it's worth noting that you can customize the number of windows you require. About 12 pieces can be considered optimal. But if this is not enough for you, then using the Speed Dial you can install more than a hundred of them.
Conclusion
So we figured out all the subtleties and nuances this issue. Now you know Mozilla FireFox, and you might note that it is extremely simple. The main goal of this add-on is to make working on your computer more convenient and enjoyable, as well as to ensure performance. Of course, at any time you can remove the extension and use regular bookmarks. They can be found if you go to “Settings”, “Bookmarks” menu. If all previously saved sites have disappeared, then there is no need to panic. Use the instructions for restoring them, which were described above. That's probably all that can be said about what visual bookmarks for Mozilla Firefox are. Installing such an extension is primarily about the convenience and comfort of using the browser.
Instructions
Double-click on your desktop to launch your viewing program. In the address bar, enter the address of the Yandex.Bar extension installation page http://bar.yandex.ru and press Enter. This comprehensive solution, which includes various services, from visual bookmarks to tools for checking network connection speed.
A page will open that matches your browser. That is, Internet Explorer users will be offered to install the application specifically for this browser, and Google Chrome users will be offered Yandex.Bar for Chrome.
Click the large button labeled “Install.” The program will begin downloading and a message will appear from the operating system about the danger of launching files from the Internet. Click the "Run" button to confirm your decision to install from Yandex. When the installer is fully loaded, click the “Next” button in the program window. Click next several times in a row on each screen until the “Done” button appears.
Close your web browser if it does not restart automatically. Open the browser again and you will see that you already have icon pictures of your favorite sites - the installation program itself will determine the most frequently visited web pages and create quick launch bookmarks for them.
If you accidentally deleted a desired bookmark, you can cancel this operation. To do this, right-click and select “Cancel deletion” in the menu that appears. This operation will restore the last deleted bookmark.
In the upper right part of each of the tabs (there are nine by default) there is a pop-up settings menu. Click on the cross if you want to delete the bookmark. The leftmost button is in the form of two rounded arrows - click on it to update the site's thumbnail image. Click the middle button if you want to set the frequency of automatic bookmark updates, or to change the page address manually. Click the gear-shaped button in the lower right corner to change the background image of your bookmarks, and also if you want to make not nine, but more or fewer icons for sites.
If you decide to use a visual bookmarking service, it is easy to remove it. However, it is more convenient not to uninstall the entire service, but to disable the extension. For Chrome browser The sequence of actions is as follows. First you need to go to the main menu of the browser, then find the “Settings” menu there. Here you need to go to the “Extensions” item. There you will find a list of installed extensions, including “Visual Bookmarks”. Nearby you will see a delete icon in the form of a trash can. Click on it to remove all installed bookmarks. IN Mozilla browser“Visual bookmarks” are deleted this way. Open the browser and find the “Tools” item at the top, and in it – the “Add-ons” sub-item. You should see a panel of visual bookmarks, which relates to the Yandex.Bar settings. Opposite this item, uncheck the box or click on “Disable” (depending on the browser version). You can select the “Delete” button, but in this case all bookmarks will be permanently deleted and it will be impossible to restore them.
The maximum number of possible bookmarks is not always enough for the user. Using the Yandex.Bar service, you can increase the possible number of bookmarks to 25 pieces. You can also choose the desired way of displaying bookmarks and design.
If the computer is unsuccessfully restarted, bookmarks may fly off and completely disappear from the browser. Don't despair - they are very easy to restore. To do this, open your browser and go to the “Bookmarks” menu. There you will see the option “Display all bookmarks”. Click on it with the left mouse button. Here you will be shown a section in which you can manage all Yandex bookmarks. Find the Import and Backup menu here. Select the "Restore" box here. You will be offered several recovery options: through an archive copy or a direct Yandex file. Select the appropriate option and then go to the Settings menu. Check "Display visual bookmarks when opening a new tab or window." Go to the "Extensions" section. Here in the general list you will see the item “Yandex.Bar”. When you open it, all lost visual bookmarks will be redisplayed.
You can find Yandex visual bookmarks in the application workspace when a blank browser page opens. They are a mosaic of thumbnail images of pages with icons. To view all pages, click the All Bookmarks button. Folders with bookmarks are most often located under the Yandex search bar.
If you have switched to and want to transfer Yandex visual bookmarks there, it is not at all difficult to do. Take advantage of the option to export this data. To do this, go to settings and go to “Add-ons”. Click on the “Browser Settings” item. In the menu that appears, find the “User Profiles” section, then “Transfer bookmarks and settings from another browser.” A window will appear in which you can select desired browser. Select all the necessary settings and click the “Transfer” button. Now all bookmarks are available in the new browser.
Another way to transfer bookmarks involves working with an HTML file. Open an empty browser tab and click on the “All Bookmarks” button, which you will find below the list of visual bookmarks. In the window that appears, select the “Arrange” button. When you click on it, a context menu will open. Select “Copy bookmarks from HTML file...”. An Explorer window will open where you can select a folder and specify the file from which the information will be copied.