How to Add or Change Search Engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

Search Box

With Internet Explore 7 open, look for the rectangular box in the upper right corner. Next to the box are a magnifying glass button and an arrow button.

Drop Down Menu

Click the down arrow button and a drop menu appears. Your menu may look different than the one shown at the left.

To add a different search engine to this list, from the drop down, click on “Find more providers.”

Add Provider

Click on the search engine you want to add (or create your own). You will be prompted to confirm that you want to add the provider, and are also provided a checkbox to make that provider your default search engine. Click the Add Provider button. You can now add another search engine or move on to Step 5.

When you have added all the search engines you want, click the down arrow again to see the listing. The bolded provider’s name is the default search engine, meaning that if you do not change the selection, that search engine will be used.

Change Default

To change the default search engine (or to remove a search engine from the list), with the drop down displayed from the click of the down arrow, click on “Change search defaults”, then click on the desired search engine, and then click the Set Default button (or Remove button) before clicking on OK.

Select Provider

To find something on the Internet using your default search engine, type your search request in the rectangle box and then click the magnifying glass or press enter. If you want to try a different search engine, after entering your search criteria, click the down arrow, and then click on the search engine of your choice. That search engine will remain active until you change it or exit Internet Explorer.