Have you ever wished there was an easier way to get to your favorite Favorites?

No doubt, Favorites in Internet Explorer are convenient enough, and are something no Web-savvy person could live without. Most frequent surfers know of a few diamonds in the rough, sites to be visited every time they go online.

So what do you do? The links bar is convenient, but usually doesn't have enough space for more than a few sites, especially if you give them long names.

1. In Internet Explorer, click Favorites from the menu bar, then Organize Favorites.

2. Click the Links folder and then Open.

3. Click Close the Organize Favorites dialog box.

4. Right-click in the background of the Links folder (but not on an icon).

5. Click New, then Folder. This will create a new folder within the Links folder.

6. Right-click the new folder, and choose Rename. Give it any name you like - MSN, for example - and then press enter.

7. Close the Links folder.

Put links in your menu
Now that the folder for your pull-down links has been created, shortcuts can be dropped in there easily. Here's how to create a shortcut to this article. 

1. First, make sure your links bar is visible, and so is your menu. You can do this by right-clicking on an empty spot in the Internet Explorer 4.0 toolbar, and making sure there's a check next to "Links". (You can also organize your various toolbars by dragging them around.)
2. Go to the page you want to make a shortcut to (clue: you're already here, so don't worry about this step).
3. In the Address Bar of your browser, you'll notice a tiny icon next to the address. Position your cursor over it.
4. Click the icon and drag it over to your folder on the Links bar. You'll notice the mouse pointer turns into an arrow with a shortcut symbol.
5. Let go of the mouse button to drop the icon into the folder.

Remember, you can always navigate to this folder again, find the shortcuts you've created, and customize them as well. You can rename them and even change their icons to make it easier to go right where you want to.