13.2 Finding Information

There are two ways to find information in Firefox: use the search bar to search the Internet with a search engine and the find bar to search the page currently displayed.

13.2.1 Finding Information on the Web

Firefox has a search bar that can access different engines, like Google, Yahoo, or Amazon. For example, if you want to find information about SUSE using the current engine, click in the search bar, type SUSE, and hit Enter. The results appear in your window. To choose your search engine, click the icon to the left of the search bar. A menu opens with a list of available search engines.

Customizing the Search Bar

If you want to change the order, add, or delete a search engine to the bar, establish an Internet connection and proceed as follows.

  1. Click the icon to the left of the search bar.

  2. Select Manage Search Engines from the menu.

  3. Click Remove to delete an entry, Move Up/Down to change the order.

    To add a search engine, click Get more search engines. Firefox displays a Web page with available plug-ins. You can choose from Wikipedia, IMDB, Flickr, and others. Click on a plug-in link and choose Add to install it.

13.2.2 Searching in the Current Page

To search inside a Web page, click Edit > Find in This Page or press Ctrl+F. The find bar opens. Usually, it is displayed at the bottom of a window. Type your query in the input field. Firefox finds the first occurrence of this phrase. You can find other occurrences of the phrase by pressing F3 or the Next button in the find bar. You can also highlight all occurrences by pressing the Highlight all button. Checking the Match case option makes the query case-sensitive.