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How to fit more onto your bookmarks toolbar

Are you running out of room on your bookmarks toolbar? We'll show you a super simple way to get more bookmarks onto your toolbar while also making it look spiffy with favorites icons.

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Are you running out of room on your bookmarks toolbar? Removing the text is a super simple way to get more bookmarks onto your toolbar while also making it look spiffy with favorites icons. Here's how:

Firefox

Step 1:
Right-click on a bookmark from the toolbar and select Properties.

Bookmarks toolbar properties (Credit: Screenshot by Ed Rhee)

Step 2:
Delete all the text from the Name field and click Save.

Delete name from bookmark properties (Credit: Screenshot by Ed Rhee)

Internet Explorer 9

Right-click on a bookmark from the favorites bar and select Customize title widths, then select Icons only.

IE9 Favorites (Credit: Screenshot by Ed Rhee)

Chrome

Step 1:
Right-click on a bookmark from the toolbar and select Edit....

Chrome edit bookmark (Credit: Screenshot by Ed Rhee)

Step 2:
Delete all the text from the Name field.

Chrome delete name (Credit: Screenshot by Ed Rhee)


That's it. Now you can fit more bookmarks on the toolbar than ever before, while also making it look cooler than ever before. It should look something like this:

Firefox bookmarks toolbar (Credit: Screenshot by Ed Rhee)

Can anyone guess all the bookmarks in the screenshot?

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