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Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

Visually Search Wikipedia

SUMMARY: Perform a visual search of Wikipedia entries directly from Internet Explorer 8.

If you frequently search Wikipedia entries from Internet Explorer 8, why not add the ability to search the site directly from the browser? With "Wikipedia Visual Search" you can do just that, plus view images from matching entries.

First visit the following page from Internet Explorer:

http://www.ieaddons.com/en/details/searchhelpers/Wikipedia_Visual_Search/

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Click the "Add to Internet Explorer" button.

Adding the Wikipedia Visual Search provider

The "Add Search Provider" dialog box appears. Confirm the information is correct. Check "Make this my default search provider" if desired. Uncheck "Use search suggestions from this provider" if you are concerned about privacy or do not want this feature (though this removes the visual part of the search provider). Then click the "Add" button.

Confirming adding the Wikipedia Visual Search provider in Internet Explorer 8

Searching Wikipedia:

To search Wikipedia, first (unless you made Wikipedia the default search provider) click the "Search Options" button as seen in the screenshot to the right. Select "Wikipedia".

Now type your search query. If you have kept search suggestions enabled, matching searches will appear as you type, and some results will contain images. Click a result to see the matching Wikipedia page.