Windows Live Favorites
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Windows Live Favorites was a part of Microsoft
's Windows Live
range of services. It allowed users to access and edit their favorites from any computer. Users could import their bookmarks from Internet Explorer
and MSN Explorer, add favorites by dragging and dropping, clicking the "Add Favorite" button on Windows Live Toolbar
, or using the right-click menu. It also allowed users to find favorites more quickly using name, address, folders or tags. Windows Live Favorites allowed a total of 1000 favorites and folders per user account. Users were required to sign-in with their Windows Live ID
in order to use this service.
On April 14, 2009, Windows Live Favorites was integrated into Windows Live SkyDrive
. All existing favorites were migrated to the "Favorites" and "Shared Favorites" folders on Windows Live SkyDrive.
. This client allowed users to synchronize their favorites between Internet Explorer
and Windows Live Favorites. However, this functionality has been removed since Windows Live Toolbar Wave 3 was released. Favorites syncing has since been replaced by Windows Live SkyDrive
and Windows Live Mesh
.
, users were able to share their favorites to the public. Viewers can use the built-in search box to quickly find the favorites the users have shared.
for users to easily access their favorites within the program. It supported folders and real-time search, and allows users to manage their favorites directly from the program.
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
's Windows Live
Windows Live
Windows Live is the collective brand name for a set of services and software products from Microsoft, part of their software plus services platform. A majority of these services are Web applications, accessible from a browser, but there are also client-side binary applications that require...
range of services. It allowed users to access and edit their favorites from any computer. Users could import their bookmarks from Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer
Windows Internet Explorer is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995. It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year...
and MSN Explorer, add favorites by dragging and dropping, clicking the "Add Favorite" button on Windows Live Toolbar
Windows Live Toolbar
Windows Live Toolbar was an browser extension toolbar for Internet Explorer. It superseded MSN Search Toolbar. Windows Live Toolbar provided a simple search interface that starts to list results as the user types in a search query, and uses Bing as its search engine...
, or using the right-click menu. It also allowed users to find favorites more quickly using name, address, folders or tags. Windows Live Favorites allowed a total of 1000 favorites and folders per user account. Users were required to sign-in with their Windows Live ID
Windows Live ID
Windows Live ID is a single sign-on web service developed and provided by Microsoft that allows users to log in to many websites using one account...
in order to use this service.
On April 14, 2009, Windows Live Favorites was integrated into Windows Live SkyDrive
Windows Live SkyDrive
Windows Live SkyDrive, initially called Windows Live Folders, is a free-of-charge file hosting service that allows users to upload files to a cloud storage and then access them from a Web browser...
. All existing favorites were migrated to the "Favorites" and "Shared Favorites" folders on Windows Live SkyDrive.
Features
Windows Live Favorites had the following 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 the user's 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 ExplorerInternet ExplorerWindows Internet Explorer is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995. It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year...
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 its properties
- Browse by Tags allow users 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
Windows Live Toolbar
Windows Live Favorites was available as an add-on to Windows Live ToolbarWindows Live Toolbar
Windows Live Toolbar was an browser extension toolbar for Internet Explorer. It superseded MSN Search Toolbar. Windows Live Toolbar provided a simple search interface that starts to list results as the user types in a search query, and uses Bing as its search engine...
. This client allowed users to synchronize their favorites between Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer
Windows Internet Explorer is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995. It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year...
and Windows Live Favorites. However, this functionality has been removed since Windows Live Toolbar Wave 3 was released. Favorites syncing has since been replaced by Windows Live SkyDrive
Windows Live SkyDrive
Windows Live SkyDrive, initially called Windows Live Folders, is a free-of-charge file hosting service that allows users to upload files to a cloud storage and then access them from a Web browser...
and Windows Live Mesh
Windows Live Mesh
Windows Live Mesh is a free-to-use Internet-based file synchronization application by Microsoft that is designed to allow files and folders between two or more computers be in sync with each other on Windows and Mac OS X Windows Live Mesh (formerly known as Live Mesh, Windows Live Sync and...
.
Windows Live Spaces
Using the Windows Live Favorites module in Windows Live SpacesWindows Live Spaces
Windows Live Spaces was Microsoft's blogging and social networking platform. The site was originally released in early 2004 as MSN Spaces to compete with other social networking sites, and re-launched in 2006 as a part of a shifting of community services away from the MSN brand...
, users were able to share their favorites to the public. Viewers can use the built-in search box to quickly find the favorites the users have shared.
Windows Live Messenger
A "Favorites Star" tab was available in Windows Live MessengerWindows Live Messenger
Windows Live Messenger is an instant messaging client created by Microsoft that is currently designed to work with Windows XP , Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, Xbox 360, Blackberry OS, iOS, Java ME, S60 on Symbian OS 9.x and Zune HD...
for users to easily access their favorites within the program. It supported folders and real-time search, and allows users to manage their favorites directly from the program.
Live.com
The Live.com Favorites gadget allowed users to access all of their favorites directly from their personalized Live.com page. Using this gadget it is possible to:- Access favorites right from the Live.com personalized page
- View Top Favorites
- View Favorites organized by Tags
- View Favorites organized by Folders
- Search Favorites
- Add new links to Favorites
- Go to Windows Live Favorites management page