mozilla Search the web from the Address Bar

Search the web from the Address Bar

You can perform web searches right from the address bar. Just type in your search terms and hit Enter. Firefox will take you to the Google search results page. This article will show you how to customize this feature.

Internet Keyword search

When you type in the location bar and press Enter, Firefox takes you to the Google search results page (i.e. http://www.google.com/search?q=) for that search by default.

Turning off the Internet Keyword search

You can turn off the Internet Keywords search by changing a preference.

Note: This preference does not affect smart keyword searches from the Location Bar.

1. In the Location bar, type about:config and press Enter.

   • The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear. Click I'll be careful, I promise!, to continue to the about:config page.
2. In the Search field, type keyword.enabled.
3. Double-click the keyword.enabled preference to set its value to false.

Changing the Internet Keyword service

You can specify any valid URL to perform the Internet Keyword searches by modifying the keyword.URL preference in the about:config page:

• To use Yahoo!, set keyword.URL to http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=,
• For Bing, set it to http://www.bing.com/search?q= . Other services maybe specified similarly.
• To reset the Internet Keyword service to use a standard Google search, right-click on keyword.URL and select Reset.