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How to search faster with search shortcuts.
How to search faster with search shortcuts.
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Search shortcuts let you perform a search on your address bar using a search engine other than your default without having to click on a search icon or visiting its page. You can do this by typing in @[search shortcut keyword], followed by a space and your search term:
;[[Image:search shortcut populate]]
{for fx63}{note}Popular search engine shortcuts will appear on your new tab page as a tile with a magnifying glass. Clicking on these tiles will automatically put @[search shortcut keyword] and a space into your address bar.{/note}{/for}
=Assign search shortcuts=
You can assign search shortcuts to your favorite search engines:
#[[Template:optionspreferences]]
#Click {menu Search} on the left panel.
#Scroll down to ''One-Click Search Engines''.
#Double-click on the '''Keyword''' column for the search engine you want to assign a shortcut to.
#Enter '''@''' followed by your search shortcut keyword. For example: @ddg for DuckDuckGo.
#;[[Image:search shortcut kw 63]]
In addition to performing general web searches using your default search engine, you can also easily search specific websites directly from the Firefox address bar. Now you can assign a keyword shortcut to your favorite search engines to make it easier to perform a search.
For example, you might assign @shopping to your built-in Amazon search or an abbreviated search engine name:
;[[Image:search shortcut populate]]
{note}Popular search engine shortcuts will appear on your new tab page as a tile with a magnifying glass. Clicking on these tiles will automatically put @[search shortcut keyword] and a space into your address bar.{/note}
=Assign search shortcuts=
You can assign search shortcuts to your favorite search engines:
#[[Template:optionspreferences]]
#Click {menu Search} on the left panel.
#Scroll down to {for not fx83}'''One-Click Search Engines'''{/for}{for fx83}'''Search Shortcuts'''{/for}.
#Double-click on the '''Keyword''' column for the search engine you want to assign a shortcut to.
#Enter '''@''' followed by your search shortcut keyword. For example: @ddg for DuckDuckGo.
#;[[Image:search shortcut kw 63]]
Starting in [[Find what version of Firefox you are using|Firefox version]] 82, search shortcut keywords are already included for default search engines.
;{for =fx82}[[Image:Fx82One-ClickSearchEngines]]{/for}{for fx83}[[Image:Fx83SearchShortcuts]]{/for}