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You can export your Firefox bookmarks for use in other browsers. This guide shows you how to export your Firefox bookmarks and import them into Internet Explorer. * For instructions moving your Firefox data to another installation of Firefox, see [[Moving your Firefox bookmarks and settings]]. # At the top of the Firefox window, click on the {menu Bookmarks} menu and choose {menu Organize Bookmarks...}.<br/> <br/>[[Image:76bcb3a108d46d756d2677d644020564-1286452173-825-1.png]]<br/> <br/> # A window will open that allows you to manage your bookmarks. From this window click on {button Import and Backup} and choose {menu Export HTML...}.<br/> <br/>[[Image:76bcb3a108d46d756d2677d644020564-1286452173-825-2.png]]<br/> <br/> # The Export Bookmark window will appear. Choose a place to save your exported bookmarks that you can remember. The desktop or your My Documents folder, or in Windows 7 your Documents folder in your Libraries, are usually good spots that are easy to remember. Give your exported file a name such as {filepath bookmarks.html} and then press the {button Save} button.<br/> <br/>[[Image:76bcb3a108d46d756d2677d644020564-1286452173-825-3.png]]<br/> <br/> # Now that your bookmarks have been exported, we need to import them in to Internet Explorer. Go ahead and launch Internet Explorer. # **'''(Internet Explorer 6)''' Click on the {menu File} drop down menu and then choose {menu Import and Export}.<br/> <br/>[[Image:importexport.png]]<br/> <br/> **'''(Internet Explorer 7)''' Click on the star with the plus sign and then choose {menu Import and Export}.<br/> <br/>[[Image:ie7importexport.png]]<br/> <br/> **'''(Internet Explorer 8)''' Click on the Favorites button and then the down arrow on the right of the Add to Favourites... button. Then choose {menu Import and Export}.<br/> <br/>[[Image:76bcb3a108d46d756d2677d644020564-1286610845-43-1.png]]<br/> <br/> # The Import/Export Wizard comes up. (Please note that the following steps apply to Internet Explorer 8. Steps for IE6 and IE7 may differ slightly.) On the first screen choose Import from a file and click on the {button Next} button.<br/> <br/>[[Image:76bcb3a108d46d756d2677d644020564-1286452173-825-5.png]]<br/> <br/> # Check the box next to Favorites. Click on the {button Next} button.<br/> <br/>[[Image:76bcb3a108d46d756d2677d644020564-1286452173-825-6.png]]<br/> <br/> # Click on the {button Browse} button to select the exported bookmarks file you saved previously. Locate the bookmarks.html file you previously created and then click the {button Open} button.<br/> <br/>[[Image:76bcb3a108d46d756d2677d644020564-1286452173-825-7.png]]<br/> <br/> # The full location of the bookmarks.html file will be shown in the text box. Click on the {button Next} button.<br/> <br/>[[Image:76bcb3a108d46d756d2677d644020564-1286452173-825-8.png]]<br/> <br/> # Click on the Favorites folder and click on the {button Import} button.<br/> <br/>[[Image:76bcb3a108d46d756d2677d644020564-1286452173-825-9.png]]<br/> <br/> # It may take a minute or two for your bookmarks to be imported, depending on how many you have. This final page lets you know we have completed importing our bookmarks. Click on the {button Finish} button, to complete the import.<br/> <br/>[[Image:76bcb3a108d46d756d2677d644020564-1286453078-977-1.png]] <br/> <br/>