Sorting your favorites alphabetically in Microsoft Edge puts your saved websites in A to Z order with a single click. Edge is a web browser (an app used to view pages on the internet), and its favorites list can grow to hundreds of bookmarks.
A cluttered list slows you down when you want to reopen a specific page. Dragging items into order by hand takes ages. The built-in sort tool does the whole list in one go.
Before you start, know that sorting changes the saved order of your favorites. If you have arranged some items in a deliberate order, such as your most-used sites first, note it down before sorting. There is no obvious undo button, so a written note is your safety net. If you are signed in to Edge with sync turned on, the new order will normally carry over to your other devices as well.
Right-click a blank area of the Favorites page in Microsoft Edge and choose Sort by name. To get there, click the three dots beside the star in the Favorites panel, then choose Open favorites page. Your links and folders reorder A to Z at once, with folders and their contents sorted too. Right-click a link by mistake and the option disappears.
Step 1Go to Your Favorites in Microsoft Edge
First, open the favorites panel. This is a small panel beside the page that lists your saved sites and folders. The star icon in the top-right corner of the Edge window opens it.
The numbered steps below, which continue through the next two sections, sort Edge favorites alphabetically from A to Z.
- Click the Favorites button in the top-right corner of Edge. It looks like a star. If you don’t see it, click the three dots to open the Settings and more menu and choose Settings and more > Favorites. You can also press
Ctrl + Shift + Oon your keyboard. - Check the side panel. A panel opens beside the page and shows your favorites bar and any folders you have made. If it is there, you are in the right place to start organizing.
Step 2Open the Full Favorites Page for Better Organizing
The side panel is cramped, and the sort option is on the full Favorites page. You open that page from the menu inside the panel. It opens in its own browser tab and shows all your saved links and folders at once.
These two steps take you from the side panel to the full Favorites page.
- Click More options in the Favorites panel. It is another set of three dots, inside the panel itself rather than the one in the browser toolbar. This is the More options menu for your favorites, and a short menu drops down.
- Choose Open favorites page. A new tab opens just for managing your saved websites. You should now see your folders and links laid out across the whole tab, so you can see everything before you start moving things.
Leave this tab open for the next step. If you close it by accident, repeat the two steps above to get back.
Step 3How to Sort Favorites Alphabetically
Now sort the list. The right-click has to land on blank space. If you click on a link or folder, you get a menu for that item instead, and the sort option won’t be there.
These last three steps do the sorting and check the result.
- Right-click an empty spot on the full Favorites page. Use the page in the new tab, and pick a blank area between your links or folders. Do not right-click on a link or folder.
- Click Sort by name. A small menu appears with Sort by name in it. When you click it, the list should immediately reshuffle into alphabetical order.
- Scan the list from top to bottom. Check that the names now run from A to Z. If nothing changed, you probably right-clicked an item. Click an empty area and try again.
What happens: When you choose Sort by name, Edge arranges the websites and folders shown on the main Favorites page from A to Z. Folders are sorted by their names, and the items inside each folder are sorted alphabetically too.
The sort applies to the items on the page you are viewing. Subfolders may need to be sorted on their own. Open each subfolder and check that its contents are in order. If they aren’t, right-click an empty spot inside it and choose Sort by name again. Do this for any folders nested inside other folders.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/organize-favorites-in-microsoft-edge
Summary
To sum up: open the Favorites panel, go to the full Favorites page, right-click an empty area and choose Sort by name. Edge puts your saved websites and folders in alphabetical order on the main management page, which makes specific links much faster to find later.
The sort covers the main Favorites page and the items inside the folders you have opened. Check any subfolders afterward and sort them individually if they still look out of order.
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