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How do I restore a custom item in the Search bar?

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I have just bought a new comouter. One of the things I want to set up on it is the same set of options in the Firefox Search bar. In my old computer I set up the ARTFL Roget's Thesaurus as as one of the list of options for search engines. (This Thesaurus is found on http://machaut.uchicago.edu/?resource=Roget%27s ) I set this up so long ago that I cannot remember how I did it, but it has worked perfectly for years - I use it all the time.

Setting up Firefox on my new computer, it seems only to allowed registered search engines onto the list for the Search bar. How do I get my Thesaurus onto the list? How did I, way back then?

I am using Firefox 8.0 on XP on my old machine; Firefox 8.0 on Windows 7 on my new one.

Thanks for you attention.

I have just bought a new comouter. One of the things I want to set up on it is the same set of options in the Firefox Search bar. In my old computer I set up the ARTFL Roget's Thesaurus as as one of the list of options for search engines. (This Thesaurus is found on http://machaut.uchicago.edu/?resource=Roget%27s ) I set this up so long ago that I cannot remember how I did it, but it has worked perfectly for years - I use it all the time. Setting up Firefox on my new computer, it seems only to allowed registered search engines onto the list for the Search bar. How do I get my Thesaurus onto the list? How did I, way back then? I am using Firefox 8.0 on XP on my old machine; Firefox 8.0 on Windows 7 on my new one. Thanks for you attention.

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try this excellent add- on:

Add to Search Bar add-on


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try this excellent add- on:

Add to Search Bar add-on


thank you

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Thank you. It worked.