Searching

Searching

Searching the Web
Searching for web pages on a particular topic is as easy as typing a few words into Firefox's Search Bar.

For example, if you want to find information about baby dolls:

1. Click in the Search Bar.

2. Type the phrase baby doll. Your typing replaces any text currently in the search bar.

3. Hit EnterReturn to search.

Search results for "baby doll" appear in the Firefox window.

Selecting the Search Engine
You can switch the Search Engine by clicking on its icon and selecting the Search Engine of your choice. Some Search Engines, like Google, search the whole web; others, like Amazon.com, only search specific sites.

Manage Search Engines
Click on the icon of the Search Engine and select Manage Search Engines... to add, reorder, remove, or restore the default Search Engines. Select a Search Engine and click the appropriate button to move it around within the list or to remove it. You can install new search engines by clicking the Get more search engines... link.

Searching the Web for Words Selected in a Web Page
Firefox allows you to search the web for words you select within a web page:

1. Select (highlight) any words in a web page.

2. Right-clickPress Ctrl, click the mouse button, and choose Search [Search Engine]
   For ”[your selected words]" from the popup menu.
   
   

Firefox opens a new tab and uses the currently selected Search Engine to search for your selected words.

Searching Within a Page
To find text within the page you are currently viewing in Firefox:

1. Press Ctrl+F or select Edit > Find in This Page... to open the Find Toolbar at the
   bottom of Firefox.

2. Type the text you want to find. The search automatically begins as soon asyou type something into the search box.

3. The Find Toolbar offers the following choices:
* Next: find text in the page that is below the current cursor position.

* Previous: find text that is above the current cursor position.

* Highlight all: highlight occurrences of your search string in the current page.

* Match case: limit the search to text that has the same capitalization as your search string.

To find the same word or phrase again, press F3 or select Edit > Find Again.

Tip: Enable the Search for text when I start typing option preference in the General tab of the Advanced panel of Tools > Options to enable the Quick Find mode of the Find Toolbar. When enabled, the Quick Find toolbar automatically opens and starts searching as soon as you type something. Unlike the Find Toolbar, the Quick Find toolbar will close automatically after a few seconds of inactivity.