Using Search Engines
Where do most browsers allow you to perform a web search directly from?
Address bar
What do most search engines include with search results?
Advertisements
Search engines
Make information on the Internet easier to find
To search for something specific, like a news article, picture, or video:
Most search engines have links at the top of the page that allow you to perform these unique searches
To perform a search:
Navigate to a search engine in your web browser, type one or more keywords, then press Enter on your keyboard
To search for exact words or phrases:
Place quotation marks (" ") around the desired search terms
Relevant websites
Search results
Keywords
Search terms
Extra search tools
Size, color, image type, and more
Search bar
Sometimes next to the address bar
If you don't find what you're looking for on the first try:
Try different search terms
To exclude a word from a search:
Type a hyphen (-) at the beginning of a word
If you're having trouble thinking of new search terms:
Use search suggestions
Search suggestions
Usually appear as you're typing
More specific search terms
Yield better results
To use a search suggestion:
Click it with your mouse, or select it with the arrow keys on your keyboard
Popular search engines
Google, Yahoo!, Bing
