Searching the Internet

You can find information on the Web in a variety of ways. When you click the Search button on the toolbar, the Explorer bar appears at the left of the window. It provides access to a number of search services that offer different kinds of searching capabilities. Try out the different search services to see what kinds of information they provide.

If you want to find information extra quickly, you can use the AutoSearch feature by typing go, find, or ? followed by a word or phrase, right in the Address bar. Internet Explorer immediately starts a search using its predetermined search service.

To search for text on the current Web page

1. On the Edit menu in the browser, click Find (on this page).
2. Type the text you want to find.
3. Change any settings as needed.
4. Click Find Next.

To search the Internet from the Address bar

1. In the Address bar, type go, find, or ? followed by a space and the word or phrase you want to find.
2. In the list of search results, click a link to display the Web page.

Note : This AutoSearch feature uses only one search service to find information. To perform a broader search, see the Related Topic.

To search the Internet

1. On the toolbar, click the Search button.
2. In the Explorer bar that appears, type the word or phrase you're looking for, and then click Search.
3. In the list of search results, click a link to display the Web page in the right side of the browser window.

Note : You can hide the Explorer bar by clicking the Search button on the toolbar again.