# Downloading (or Exporting?) Favorites?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-or-exporting-favorites/445174>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 13, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-or-exporting-favorites/445174 "2008-04-13T17:11:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-or-exporting-favorites/445174/1 "2008-04-13T17:11:49Z")

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Is there a way to easily download or export one’s Favorites into a Word file listing or Excel spreadsheet or similar format?

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**Author:** ![jdc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@jdc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdc)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-or-exporting-favorites/445174/2 "2008-04-13T17:48:47Z")

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From IE, use Import/Export to create an XML file of your favorites names and the links.

If you want to convert that you could open it in Word and do a Save/As, but that will just save the labels as TEXT.

I assume other browsers also have a way to import or export bookmarks.

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-or-exporting-favorites/445174/3 "2008-04-13T18:40:07Z")

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Firefox will export bookmarks as an HTML file.

**Bookmarks \> Organize Bookmarks…**

then:

**File \> Export…**

and choose a location to save the HTML file.

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**Author:** ![robcaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@robcaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robcaro)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-or-exporting-favorites/445174/4 "2008-04-13T19:36:08Z")

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I just converted from Avant Browser to Firefox and would like to know how I can move the hundreds of Bookmarks from Avant to Firefox. So far, I have not found a method. If anyone knows how I can do that, it would be greatly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-or-exporting-favorites/445174/5 "2008-04-13T19:51:17Z")

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[QUOTE=robcaro]  
I just converted from Avant Browser to Firefox and would like to know how I can move the hundreds of Bookmarks from Avant to Firefox. So far, I have not found a method. If anyone knows how I can do that, it would be greatly appreciated.  
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IIRC, Avant allows you to export your bookmarks as an HTML file, just like Firefox. I think it’s something like **File \> Export Bookmarks**. Make sure you remember where you save the HTML file.

Then, in Firefox:

**Bookmarks \> Organize Bookmarks…**

then:  
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File \> Import…\*\*

Select \*\*“From file” \*\*and click **Next**. Browse to where your Avant HTML bookmarks file is. Select the file, and click **Open**. The bookmarks should be imported.

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**Author:** ![robcaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@robcaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robcaro)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-or-exporting-favorites/445174/6 "2008-04-13T21:21:27Z")

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Oh, many thanks mhendo. That scenario worked like a charm. I am now a happy camper. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-or-exporting-favorites/445174/7 "2008-04-13T21:25:47Z")

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We do have a search feature here: [Any way to dump IE Favorites as an HTML file? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=463514)