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How to search faster with search shortcuts.

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 has the same effect as typing the 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 your search shortcut keyword. For example: @ddg for DuckDuckGo or w for Wikipedia. It does not have to begin with '''@'''. #Press {for win,linux}{key Enter}{/for}{for mac}{key Return}{/for}. #;[[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}