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How to add Timely bookmarks and shortcuts

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This guide outlines various ways to create web browser bookmarks and shortcuts to your Timely account page.

This guide will step you through the process of doing the thing. We'll cover how to:

  1. Add Timely as a bookmark.
  2. Add Timely as a shortcut to your desktop.
  3. Add Timely as an app to Chrome.

Add Timely as a bookmark

We've got some instructions for adding a bookmark on your specific browser.

Not sure which browser you're using? Check out the image below or follow this link to confirm: http://www.whatsmybrowser.org/

Google Chrome

  1. Log into your Timely account, this will take you directly to the Calendar.
  2. Click the star icon next to the page's URL: 

OR do any of the following:

  • Go to the Chrome menu and go to Bookmarks > Bookmark this page.
  • Go to the web address bar at the top of the page and find the lock or the page. Drag either one into the bookmarks bar.
  • Press [Ctrl]+[D] (PC) or [⌘]+ [D] (Mac).

For more information on managing bookmarks and favourites on Chrome, check out Google's guide:  https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/188842?hl=en

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Log into your Timely account, this will take you directly to the Calendar.
  2. Click the star icon next to the page's URL: 
  3. The bookmark will be added to your favourites.

For more information on managing bookmarks and favourites on Firefox, check out Mozilla's guide:  https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/create-bookmarks-save-your-favorite-webpages

Safari (Apple/Mac)

  1. Log in to your  Timely account: https://app.gettimely.com/calendar.
  2. If your Bookmarks Bar is hidden, click View → Show Bookmarks Bar. 
  3. There are a few different ways that you can add the page you are visiting your bookmarks:  
  4. - Click the Bookmarks menu and select "Add Bookmark..." 
  5. - Press "⌘ Command" +"D" 
    - Click and drag the Timely icon from the address bar into your Bookmarks Bar.

Check out Apple's guide for more information on managing bookmarks in Safari:  https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21465?locale=en_US

Internet Explorer (IE) or Microsoft Edge

  1. Log in to your account.
  2. Navigate to the page you'd like Timely to open on (Dashboard/Calendar etc).
  3. Click the Favourite icon to add it to your list of Favourites.

Find out more about saving websites to favourites in  Microsoft's guide.

Note: We don't recommend using Internet Explorer or Edge for Timely.

Add a shortcut to your Desktop

The following steps explain how to add a shortcut link to your desktop, just like you would have had for software added to your computer.

When this is clicked, your web browser will open your Timely account immediately.

  1. Log in to your Timely account.
  2. Re-size your browser window so you can see both your desktop and the Timely window on the same screen.
  3. Click the padlock to the left of the address bar (where the URL is shown).
  4. While still holding the mouse button down, move the pointer to the desktop, then release the mouse button.
  5. The shortcut will be created on your desktop.

 

Install the Timely app on your Chrome browser

If you have Google Chrome, you can also add Timely as an app to your browser. This will allow you to select Timely every time a new browser window or tab is opened:

  1. Click the link to view the Timely app in the Chrome Web store.
  2. Click Add to Chrome to add it to your browser apps.
  3. Then when you want to open Timely, you just need to click the Timely icon from your Chrome home screen/App page.

You can also visit your Chrome apps by entering  chrome://apps/ in your browser.

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