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Adding Content

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Searching for Content

If you can’t find what you want by browsing our content gallery, you can search for content. The results list content from the gallery, and searching is sometimes the fastest way to find it.

 

Here’s How

  1. View the tab to which you want to add content by clicking its name in the tab bar.

    Click the tab.

  2. Open the content gallery by clicking Add Content.

    Click Add Content.

  3. Type keywords in the search box found on the upper-right side of the gallery, then click the spyglass icon.

    Type keywords in the search box, then click the spyglass icon.

    The results show content based on your keywords.

    The search results display content based on your keywords.Enlarge

  4. Scroll through the content by clicking the next and previous buttons at the bottom of the gallery.

    Click the next and previous buttons to scroll through content.

  5. If you’d like to see what the content will look like when added to your tab, move the cursor over the content area, then click Show Preview.

    Click Show Preview.

    The preview displays in the content gallery giving you an idea of the type of content you’ll see.

    A preview of the content displays in the content gallery.Enlarge

    Click Close Preview to close the display.

  6. When you see content that you want on your tab, click the Add button.

    Click the Add button.

  7. When you’ve added the content you want, click the I’m Done button.

    Click the I’m Done button.

    The content appears at the top of the left column on your tab.

    The content appears at the top of the left column on your tab.Enlarge

 

What’s Next

As you can see, you can customize My Yahoo! to include subject-specific tabs rich with content. Once you do, you’ll have all the information you like to track without ever leaving My Yahoo!...well, hardly ever.

 
 
 

Words to Know

  • Content: information in My Yahoo! that changes on a regular basis, such as news items, sporting events, and the weather.
  • Tab: an organizational unit in My Yahoo! used to organize content into meaningful groups. Your My Yahoo! page can have up to 9 tabs.