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How to Add Customized Searches to Google Deskbar

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Google Deskbar is similar to another one of Google's tools: the Toolbar. The main difference is that you can access the Google Deskbar without being online. What's also nice is that you can customize how you search with the Google Deskbar.

Difficulty: Challenging
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Download Google Deskbar onto your computer. You can find it by entering “Google Deskbar” into your search engine.

  2. Step 2

    Go to the search bar and click on the small arrow located next to the search bar. Go to “Options” and click on “Customized Searches” then click on “Add.”

  3. Step 3

    Choose the page you would like to add and keep the “Customized Searches Description” window open.

  4. Step 4

    Pick a word and enter it into your search bar, then click on “Search.” Highlight the URL and drop it into the “Custom Search Description” window. Look for the word you entered into the search bar in the URL, and then replace that word with {1}.

  5. Step 5

    Give the customized search a name and choose a shortcut that is either a symbol or a letter. Click on “OK.” If you wish to make any more changes, do so. Otherwise, click “OK.”

  6. Step 6

    Conduct searches in the future with Google Deskbar by typing in the word or term you wish to search, plus “control(ctrl)+[the symbol or letter that you chose in step four]."

  7. Step 7

    Click on the down arrow if you don’t want to choose a shortcut. You will have to type in the URL you wish to go to as well as type the word you wish to search for.

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