Hi Ronni Thanks for the instructions. I had to go out and have just collected them. I shall transfer the Bookmarks tomorrow.
Regards Diana On 14/02/2012, at 4:25 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Diana, > > Sorry to hear about the adverse drug reaction, I hope you recover soon. > > I prefer to use Safari, but it is a personal choice. > > To Import your Firefox Bookmarks into Safari, you first need to Export your > Firefox Bookmarks. > > A) Export bookmarks from Firefox: > > 1. On the menu bar, click Bookmarks and select Show All Bookmarks to open > the Library window. > > 2. From the toolbar on the Library window, click  Import and Backup and > choose Export Bookmarks to HTML > 3. In the Export Bookmarks File window that opens, choose a location to > save the file, which is named bookmarks.html by default. > The desktop is usually a good spot, but any place that is easy to > remember will work. > 4. Click the Save button. The Export Bookmarks File window will close. > 5. Close the Library window. > > Your bookmarks are successfully exported from Firefox, to import them into > Safari proceed to the next section. > > B) Import bookmarks into Safari: > > 1. Start Safari > 2. On the menu bar, click on the File menu and choose Import Bookmarks.... > > 3. Find the file you saved from Firefox and click Import. > >  > > Click on the Bookmarks menu to ensure all of your bookmarks have been > successfully imported. > > If you still prefer to use Firefox, when I have more time, I’ll send you > details on what could be happening to cause the PDF download problem. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 14/02/2012, at 3:37 PM, Diana & Graham Stevens wrote: > >> Hi Ronni >> >> I was using Firefox 10.0. I tried Safari, no problems, file opened on screen >> and I saved it as a PDF. >> >> I went back to Firefox and did some more investigation. Right click does not >> give the option 'Save As'. >> >> I tried 'Open Link in New Tab' and ' Open Link in New Window' and was >> rewarded with a blank page. >> >> The only other options are: >> Bookmark This Link >> Save Link As... >> Send Link... >> Copy Link Location >> Inspect Element >> >> I did have Firefox set to ask where to save the file, when I looked in the >> Preferences neither option was selected so I checked 'Downloads' and tried >> again. It did not open the download window and when I looked in the >> Downloads Folder there were 7 copies of the PDF. I tried them and they all >> opened. I looked again at the Downloads window and there were 7 'failed' >> with no file size. >> >> I then reopened the Downloads Folder and all 7 files have disappeared, they >> are still showing as failed in the Downloads window. But searching 'This >> Mac' in Finder shows none! >> >> A bit scary! I gave up Safari a number of OS ago but I can't remember why. >> Maybe I should re-embrace Safari? >> >> How do I get my bookmarks from Firefox into Safari? Normally I should be >> able to find this out for myself but last week I ended up in RPH with an >> adverse drug reaction and I am still rather 'off the air'! >> >> Regards Diana >> >> On 14/02/2012, at 2:09 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> Hi Diana, >>> >>> Are you downloading the PDF in Safari? >>> Is this only happening with one particular PDF or all PDFs? >>> >>> Before you reply a couple of things you could try: >>> >>> Try ‘Save As’ and see if that allows you to download the PDF. >>> Right-click or control-click anywhere in the PDF element and select Save >>> PDF As... from the contextual menu. >>> >>> What setting do you have in Safari > Preferences > General ‘Save >>> downloaded files to': Downloads? >>> Could be pointing to an invalid directory, try changing it to Desktop & see >>> if it downloads correctly and can be opened. >>> >>> If it can you could try changing it back to downloads and see if it works >>> then. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> On 14/02/2012, at 12:29 PM, Diana & Graham Stevens wrote: >>> >>>> Hi List >>>> >>>> I keep getting an error message when I try to download a PDF. It says: >>>> >>>> Download Error >>>> >>>> /Users/diana/Downloads/filename.pdf could not be opened because an unknown >>>> error occurred. >>>> >>>> Try saving to disk first then opening the file. >>>> >>>> I thought I was saving it to disk! I can view it under Quick View but that >>>> does not allow me to save it as a PDF. Any suggestions? >>>> >>>> MacBookPro 10.6.8 >>>> >>>> Best wishes to all from Diana > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
