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The Search Bar in the top right corner of the Firefox window lets you make searches and switch search engines right there in Firefox. Learn how to customize it.

The Search Bar is the text bar found in the top right corner of the Firefox window. Using Firefox's Search bar, you can use the most popular search engines without having to visit their websites. When you enter a term in the Search bar, the indicated search engine is queried, and the search results are displayed in Firefox. In the Navigation toolbar, the Search bar is displayed in the far right corner.<br><br> {for win}[[Image:Search Bar - Win1]]{/for} {for mac}[[Image:Search Bar - Mac1]]{/for} {for linux}[[Image:Search Bar - Lin1]]{/for} * To use the search engine indicated in the Search bar, enter a term in the space provided, and press {for win,linux}{key Enter}{/for}{for mac}{key Return}{/for}. The search results are displayed. __TOC__ = Moving or removing the Search bar = The Search bar can be moved or removed by [[Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars|customizing the toolbar]]. == Resizing the Search bar == You can increase or decrease the size of the Search bar, by placing the pointer to the left of the Search bar, until the pointer turns into a two-ended arrow. Click and drag the two-ended arrow to the left or right to increase or decrease the size of the Search bar. :{for win,mac}[[Image:Search Bar - Win2]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Search Bar - Lin2]]{/for} = Included search engines = By default, Firefox includes the following search engines, each one suited to a specific type of search: {for not fx8} * '''Google''' for searching the web via Google * '''Yahoo''' for searching the web via Yahoo * '''Bing''' for searching the web via Bing * '''Amazon<!-- -->.com''' for searching the Amazon.com retail website * '''eBay''' for looking up items for sale or auction at eBay * '''Wikipedia (en)''' for searching the English Wikipedia free online encyclopedia {/for} {for =fx8,=fx9,=fx10,=fx11,=fx12,=fx13} * '''Google''' for searching the web via Google * '''Yahoo''' for searching the web via Yahoo * '''Bing''' for searching the web via Bing * '''Amazon<!-- -->.com''' for searching the Amazon.com retail website * '''eBay''' for looking up items for sale or auction at eBay * '''Twitter''' for searching people on Twitter * '''Wikipedia (en)''' for searching the English Wikipedia free online encyclopedia {/for} {for fx14} * '''Google''' for searching the web via Google {note}'''Note:''' The default Google search is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Secure encrypted] to prevent eavesdropping.{/note} * '''Yahoo''' for searching the web via Yahoo * '''Bing''' for searching the web via Bing * '''Amazon<!-- -->.com''' for searching the Amazon.com retail website * '''eBay''' for looking up items for sale or auction at eBay * '''Twitter''' for searching people on Twitter * '''Wikipedia (en)''' for searching the English Wikipedia free online encyclopedia {/for} = Switching search engines = The name of the active search engine is listed in the Search bar and is identified by the small icon. In the following example, the active search engine is Google. To change the active search engine, click the down arrow next to the search engine's icon, and select a new search engine. :{for fx8,win,mac}[[Image:Search Bar - Win3 Fx8]]{/for}{for fx8,linux}[[Image:Search Bar - Lin3]]{/for}{for not fx8}[[Image:Search Bar - Win3]]{/for} = Managing search engines = Through the Search Engines Manager, you can download and install additional search engines for Firefox. You may find that you need additional search engines to look for specific types of content, such as encyclopedia articles, recipes, or song lyrics. * To open the Search Engines Manager, click the search engine icon and select {menu Manage Search Engines...}. :{for fx8,win,mac}[[Image:Search Bar - Win4 Fx8]]{/for}{for fx8,linux}[[Image:Search Bar - Lin4]]{/for}{for not fx8}[[Image:Search Bar - Win4]]{/for} == Adding search engines == === Through the Search Engines Manager === In the Search Engines Manager, you can add new search engines that have been released for use with Firefox. # To open the Search Engines Manager, click the search engine icon and select {menu Manage Search Engines...}. # To add a search engine, click '''Get more search engines...'''. The [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/search-tools/ Mozilla Add-ons Search Tools page] is displayed. # To add one of the displayed search engines, click the {button Add to Firefox} button. The Add Search Engine dialog is displayed. #:{for win,mac}[[Image:Search Bar - Win5]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Search Bar - Lin5]]{/for} # To begin using the search engine immediately after you add it, click '''Start using it right away'''. # To add the selected search engine, click {button Add}. # The search engine is now available through the search engines list in the Search bar. === While visiting a website === Some websites offer search engines that you can add to Firefox. These search engines are specific to the website. # For example, when you visit the [http://www.youtube.com/ YouTube] website, the website offers a search engine that can be installed in Firefox. # To add the site-specific engine, open the search engine list and select {menu Add "YouTube Video Search"}. #:{for fx8,win,mac}[[Image:Search Bar - Win6 Fx8]]{/for}{for fx8,linux}[[Image:Search Bar - Lin6]]{/for}{for not fx8}[[Image:Search Bar - Win6]]{/for} # The search engine appears in the search engines list. == Removing a search engine == # Click the search engine icon and select {menu Manage Search Engines...}, to open the Search Engines Manager. # To remove a search engine, select it from the list, and click {button Remove}. If you accidentally delete a default search engine, click {button Restore Defaults} to recover the default search engines. * If you accidentally delete a search engine that you installed, you must re-install it. == Re-ordering search engines == # Click the search engine icon and select {menu Manage Search Engines...}, to open the Search Engines Manager. # In the Search Engines Manager, select the search engine you want to move. To move it up in the list, click {button Move Up}. To move it down, click {button Move Down}. = Adding specific Search Engine Plugin = * Adding a specific search engine plugin for your country or for your language, for popular domain like Google or Yahoo! (searching only in google.ca or searching only in google.ch or google.fr or ca.yahoo.com etc) * Browse the categories for specific plugins like Arts & Media plugins, Business plugins, Computer, Dictionaries, Education, Libraries, Shopping and much much more. For more information, see [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/search-engines.html Mycroft Project ] = Keywords = Keywords are an easy way to search specific websites directly from the Firefox Location bar, instead of using the Search bar. For instance, you could assign a keyword such as ''ebay'' to the ebay search engine, then type ''ebay lamps'', that will search ebay for ''lamps''. For more information, see [[How to search IMDB, Wikipedia and more from the address bar]]. In the Search Engines Manager, you can assign keywords to search engines in your search bar. # Click the search engine icon and select {menu Manage Search Engines...}, to open the Search Engines Manager. # In the Search Engines Manager, select the search engine you would like to assign a keyword to. # Click {button Edit Keyword...}. # In the Edit Keyword window, type the keyword you would like to use for that search engine, and click {button OK}. The Search Engines list has a "keyword" column, where you can see the keyword for each search engine in the list. = Search suggestions = If needed, you can allow Firefox to prompt you with '''search suggestions'''. When search suggestions are enabled, as you type in the Search bar, Firefox presents a list of suggested matches based on the letters that you have typed so far. Instead of typing the remainder of the search string, you can scroll the list to find the search suggestion for which you wish to search. * To enable search suggestions for all of your installed search engines, select '''Show search suggestions''' in the Search Engines Manager. For more information, see [[How to use popular search suggestions in the Search Bar]]. [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/MOtkQ0]]