Favorites List versus Favorites Bar across the top in New Edge

Hi Rye-n-Chuck, My name is Jeremy, a Windows Community Member. I'll be happy to help you out today. Let’s see what I can do. :)

I understand your frustration there and I apologize for any inconvenience it may cause you. Rest assured that I will do my best to help you

Have you tried pressing "Ctrl + Shift + B" on the new Edge browser to show the favorites bar on the top?

Let me know if this works

Kinds regards,

Jeremy

Hi Rye-n-Chuck, My name is Jeremy, a Windows Community Member. I'll be happy to help you out today. Let’s see what I can do. :)

I understand your frustration there and I apologize for any inconvenience it may cause you. Rest assured that I will do my best to help you

Have you tried pressing "Ctrl + Shift + B" on the new Edge browser to show the favorites bar on the top?

Let me know if this works

Kinds regards,

Jeremy

Hi Jeremy, my question says I already have the bar across the top in addition to the list down the side.  The problem is, the Bar shows EVERY site of my favorites.  I want to choose which from the side LIST show across the top in the BAR.  I used to be able to designate only certain ones to show across the top.

Hi Rye-n-Chuck, have you tried doing a folder manually to show it on the favorites bar? here's how

To create a new favorite manually or folder to organize your links, use these steps:

Open Microsoft Edge.
Click the Settings and more (three-dotted) button from the top-right.
Select the Favorites submenu and choose the Manage favorites option.

Microsoft Edge manage favorites option
Source: Windows Central

Click the Add favorite or Add folder option.

Microsoft Edge add new favorite and folder options
Source: Windows Central

Complete the required information.

Microsoft Edge favorite information
Source: Windows Central

Click the Save button.
Once you complete the steps, the new folder or link will be added to the favorite list.

If you created the item in the wrong section, you can always drag and drop the item in the Favorite bar or any other folder.

Please Microsoft, just post a hand-holding video on this topic.  Even though your words are clear, these instructions do not help achieve the desired goal which for me, is having all of my favorite folders with their own content listed vertically on the left side of my screen.  The way it was in I.E. 10.  Thanks.  Oh, if that is still not possible just post that info as well.  Thanks!

Chris W.

I have figured out that if I want a site to show on the BAR, I have to remove it from the Other Favorites Folder and move it to the top of the list labeled Favorites Bar. Oddly, there's no indication there that the top of the list will show up in the BAR and the bottom will remain only in the list you can access when you pull down the favorites menu.  I have also put some folders in the BAR, so now I see those folders and and a few sites across the top on the BAR.  The remainder of the Manage Favorites  LIST remains off to the side only when holding that pull-down open, and I can see folders there too.  So I can deal with it now.  Thanks a bunch.

Hi Rye-n-Chuck, have you tried doing a folder manually to show it on the favorites bar? here's how

To create a new favorite manually or folder to organize your links, use these steps:

Open Microsoft Edge.

Click the Settings and more (three-dotted) button from the top-right.

Select the Favorites submenu and choose the Manage favorites option.

Microsoft Edge manage favorites option

Source: Windows Central

Click the Add favorite or Add folder option.

Microsoft Edge add new favorite and folder options

Source: Windows Central

Complete the required information.

Microsoft Edge favorite information

Source: Windows Central

Click the Save button.

Once you complete the steps, the new folder or link will be added to the favorite list.

If you created the item in the wrong section, you can always drag and drop the item in the Favorite bar or any other folder.