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search engines; selecting Search Use this tab page to define the settings for searching in the Internet.

Search in Specifies the search engine and its corresponding configuration. Search engines Displays the available search engines. Select a search engine to display its configuration in the adjacent text and option boxes. Name Displays the name of the selected search engine. This is the name that will be shown in the sub-menu of the Search icon on the Hyperlink bar. Type Sets the advanced search preferences (and, or, exact) as well as the way the results are defined and displayed. The links And, Or and Exactly are available. Prefix This text box displays the URL and the first part of the query command for a search machine. A URL can also be typed directly. Suffix The search terms are passed between the prefix and the suffix.The suffix provides the command sequence, sent at the end of a search. Separator If you type more than one word while running a search, these words will be separated by the character specified here. Most search engines require the "+" character. To determine which prefixes, separators and suffixes to use when defining a new search engine: Activate the search engine and perform a search with at least two words. Copy the URL from your browser's URL field and paste it into a blank document. Change the conditions for the search in the search engine, if it offers you the choice. Again, copy the contents of the URL field. Compare the URLs with the sample URLs in the fields of this dialog and make a note of the prefixes, suffixes and separators used. Case match Determines the case match for running a search. The list contains the following entries: None, Upper and Lower. The search terms entered are converted according to your selection. Search engines handle queries differently according to the way they are constructed. For example, some are case sensitive and some are not. Because of this, it is best to select None as the case match option. New Use this button to include a new search engine.New deletes all important entries of the entry mask such as "Name" and "Suffix". Enter the new search engine together with all of the necessary details. As soon as you accept your entries with Add, the new search engine will appear in the search engine list under Search in. Close the dialog with the OK button. Add Click this button to add a new configuration to the list. Modify Click this button to apply the modifications made to an existing configuration. Delete Click this button to delete the selected search engine from the list. There will be no security response.