How to Change the Search Engine on an Internet Connection

Use a preferred search engine while you surf.

Search engines allow you to search for pictures and videos, shop and locate content easily on the Web. They come in a variety of forms, including toolbars that allow you to search for content no matter where you are in the Internet without having to navigate to the search engine's home page. Web browsers such as Internet Explorer allow you to select a default engine. Whether its Google, Yahoo, Bing or Dogpile, you can have the search engine you feel comfortable with at the tip of your web browser.

Instructions

1. Launch your Internet Explorer web browser and click the "Tools" button on the top menu.

2. Scroll down and click "Internet Options" and click the "General" tab.

3. Click the "Settings" button by "Change search defaults." Click "Search Providers" to open the "Search Providers" window and click on the search engine you want to use. If you don't see the search engine you want, click "Find more search providers." A browser window will open with a variety of search engines.

4. Click "Add to Internet Explorer" under the search engine you want to use and click "Add." The search engine you select will be added to the "Search Providers" window.

5. Click on the search engine you want on the "Search Providers" window and click "Set as default" to make it the default search engine on your web browser. Click "OK" to save the changes.

References

• Ask Dave Taylor: Changing Search Engine in Internet Explorer