Changing your Internet browser's default search engine
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Description
This article gives steps for selecting a different search service to be automatically used by your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari Web browser.
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To change the default search engine in Internet Explorer:
- Select Tools and then select Manage Add-ons. If you are using IE9, click the "sprocket" icon and then select Manage add-ons.
- Select Search Providers from the "Add-on Types."
- Choose your preferred search engine from the list and then click the Set as default button. If you want to delete an unwanted search engine, just select it and then Remove (or Remove as default).
- Click Close.
If your preferred search engine is not on your Internet Explorer browser's list of add-ons, then please visit the Add-ons page in Internet Explorer Gallery.
To change the default search engine in Mozilla Firefox:
- Go to the search bar in the top-right corner of Firefox.
- Click the tiny arrow next to the search engine icon.
- Select a new search engine from the pull-down menu. The new search engine will automatically show up in the search bar.
- To add new default search engines to Mozilla Firefox:
- Go to the search bar in the top-right corner of Firefox.
- Click the tiny arrow next to the search engine icon.
- Select Manage Search Engines at the bottom of the pull-down menu. A dialog box will appear in the center of your screen which will contain the list of all installed search engines.
- To install more search engines, click the Get more search engines link, and you will be taken to the Mozilla Firefox add-ons page where you will find more search engines.
- Select any search engines you would like to install, and they will be downloaded and added to your Mozilla Firefox browser.
To change the default search engine in Safari:
- Go to the search bar in the top-right corner of Safari.
- Click the tiny arrow next to the search engine icon (a magnifying glass), and a pull-down menu will appear.
- Change the search engine by clicking the one you want. The new search engine will automatically be added to the search bar.