Windows Live Favorites
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| Windows Live Favorites | |
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 Windows Live Favorites homepage |
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| Developer: | Microsoft |
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| Latest release: | v1 / June 15, 2006 |
| Use: | Favorites |
| Website: | http://favorites.live.com |
Windows Live Favorites is a part of Microsoft's Windows Live range of services. It allows a user to access and edit their favorites from any computer. Users can import their bookmarks from Internet Explorer and MSN Explorer, add favorites by dragging and dropping, clicking the "Add Favorite" button, or using the right-click menu. It also allows users find favorites more quickly using name, address, folders or tags.
Currently, Windows Live Favorites allows a total of 1000 favorites and folders per user account. Users are required to sign-in with their Windows Live ID in order to use this service.
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[edit] Features
- Add and organize favorites for access anytime, anywhere
- Import existing local favorites by clicking the "Import" option
- There are a number of ways to add a favorite:
- Click the Add option in the Add menu at the top of the page
- Click on the "QuickAdd for Windows Live Favorites" Link to save it to the root directory of your favorites (available if a user has added the Favorites bookmarklet to their Links)
- Right-click on a link in a web page and choose the "Add to Windows Live Favorites" option (available if a user has imported their Internet Explorer favorites)
- In-Line Preview allows users to preview their favorite web pages from within Windows Live Favorites
- Right-click enabled for any favorite to edit it's properties
- Browse by Tags allow suers to see a list of their tags and browse by them
- Real-time search allows users to start typing a search based on a favorite's name, folders, tags, and address and have their favorites filtered on the fly
[edit] Integration
[edit] Windows Live Toolbar
Windows Live Favorites is available as an add-on to Windows Live Toolbar. This client allows users to synchronize their favorites between Internet Explorer and Windows Live Favorites. The toolbar is available at http://addins.msn.com/livefavs.
[edit] Windows Live Spaces
Using the Windows Live Favorites module in Windows Live Spaces, users can share their favorites to the public. Viewers can user the built-in search box to quickly find the favorites the user have shared.
[edit] Windows Live Messenger
A "Favorites Star" tab is available in Windows Live Messenger for users to easily access their favorites within the program. It supports folders and real-time search, and allows users to manage their favorites directly from the program.
[edit] Live.com
The Live.com Favorites gadget allows users to access all of their favorites directly from their personalized Live.com page. Using this gadget a user can:
- Access favorites right from their Live.com personalized page
- View Top Favorites
- View favorites organized by Tags
- View favorites organized by Folders
- Search their favorites
- Add new links to their Favorites
- Go to their Windows Live Favorites management page
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| Web Applications: | Academic • Account • Agents • Alerts • Barcode • Books • Calendar • Call • Clipboard • Contacts • Custom Domains • Dev • Drive • Essentials • Expo • Favorites • FolderShare • Gallery • Healthcare • Help Community • Hotmail • ID • Ideas • Live.com • Maps • OneCare Safety Scanner • Product Upload • Products • Publisher • QnA • Search • Shopping • Spaces • Video |
| Software Applications: | Mail Desktop • Messenger • OneCare • OneCare Family Safety • Search Center • Toolbar • TV • WiFi Center • Writer |
| Mobile Services: | Live.com Mobile • Mail Mobile • Messenger Mobile • Search Mobile • Spaces Mobile |
| Microsoft Live Labs: | Deepfish • Photosynth • Relay Service • Security Token Service |
