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Use Other Search Engines Besides Google SUMMARY: Search Yahoo, Ask, Live, or other search engines directly from Mozilla Firefox.
 | |  | |  This tip was written for Mozilla Firefox v2.0.0.7. Screenshots and instructions for other versions may vary. | |  | |  |
In Mozilla Firefox, if you type in a search query in the textbox next to the "G" (near the top of the browser window) and press ENTER, Firefox will query the Google search engine for your search terms.
However, you can change this option to search other engines, including:
* Amazon.com
* Answers.com
* Creative Commons
* eBay
* Yahoo
To make this change, click on the "G". You can then select one of the listed search engines to change Firefox's default.
Or, you can select another search engine not in this list.
1. Select "Manage Search Engines" from the aforementioned pull-down.
2. The "Manage Search Engine List" dialog box will appear.
 | |  | | Firefox's "Manage Search Engine List" dialog box | |  | |  |
Select "Get more search engines".
3. A webpage will appear in Firefox with options to add more engines to the list, including:
* Ask.com
* ESPN
* IMDB (Internet Movie Database)
* Live.com
* Wikipedia
Note the link "Browse through more search engines at mycroft.mozdev.org" for even more search engines.
| | | | Add more search engines to Firefox | | | | |
Click the search engine you would like to add.
For example, if you want to add Microsoft Live.com search support, click the "Live.com" link.
4. A dialog box will ask you to confirm adding search engine support to Firefox. Click "Add".
5. Now, to search the web using your downloaded search engine (e.g. Live.com), just click the "G" pull-down and choose your search engine (e.g. "Live Search"). The "G" will turn into the search engine's logo (e.g. the Microsoft Windows logo).
7. Type in a search query and press ENTER, and the installed search engine will be used to find results for your query.
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