17.5.1 Using the Search Bar
Konqueror contains a search bar where you can choose from many search engines. If
you want to search for a specific term, proceed as follows:
1 Locate the search bar in Konqueror. It is on the right side after the location bar.
2 Click the icon inside the search bar. Choose a search engine from the pop-up
3 Insert your search term and press Enter . The result is displayed in Konqueror.
If you need a search engine that is not listed in the pop-up menu, add it as follows:
Procedure 17.1 Adding More Search Engines
1 In Konqueror, click the icon in the search bar.
2 Choose Select Search Engines....
3 Make sure that Enable Web Shortcuts is activated.
4 Enable the respective search engine and close the dialog with OK. You can see
17.5.2 Using Web Shortcuts
Each search engine defined is attached to a web shortcut. This shortcut can be entered
in the location bar.
To see which are already defined, go to Settings > Configure Konqueror > Web Short-
cuts. You can see the names of the search providers and the shortcuts. Konqueror defines
many search engines: Google, Yahoo, and Lycos, and a number of less common re-
sources, like an acronym database, the Internet movie database, and KDE application
searches.
If you do not find your preferred search engine here, you are able to define a new one
very easily. For example, to search our home page for some interesting articles, go to
http://en.opensuse.org/, enter your query and look for the appropriate results.
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your selected search engine if you click the icon in the search bar.
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