If you have a lot of RSS feeds, an ability to categorize them is a must. Google Reader allows for a fair amount of customization when sorting your RSS feeds by category or topic. This is mostly done with folders/tags to sort the feeds you subscribe to: work, hobby, sports, news, etc. The ability to create and delete folders has been around for a while now with Reader, but the developers have recently added the ability to change the names of the folders you file your subscribed feeds into. There are two ways to change the name of a folder in Google Reader:
1. On the main interface
- On the main Reader screen, click on the little box with the downwards-pointing arrow to the right of the folder you want to change the name of. This box appears when you move the mouse pointer over the folder.
- From the drop-down menu, select ‘Rename folder’.
- Enter a new name and click the ‘OK’ button.
2. Through the Settings page
- Get to the Settings page by clicking the link in the upper right corner of the main screen.
- Select ‘Reader settings’ from the drop-down menu.
- Click on the ‘Folders and Tags’ link on the Settings screen.
- For the folders you wish to rename, click the ‘Rename’ link to the right of the name.
- Enter a new name and click the ‘Save’ button.
As you go through these steps, you will note that the processes to delete or create a folder are very similar. To create a new folder, go to the downwards arrow icon for any particular feed and select ‘New folder…’. The feed you selected will then be put into this new folder separate from the others. One thing I am still waiting on for Google to add are a subfolders option for greater sorting.
Do you have a lot of feeds you need to sort? Is Google Reader one of the better RSS readers? Let us know in the comments section.
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