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Comodo IceDragon

Version 65.0

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The Basics > Change Search Options
  • Comodo IceDragon - Introduction
  • System Requirements
  • Download And Install Comodo IceDragon
  • The Basics
    • Start Comodo IceDragon
    • Set IceDragon As Your Default Browser
    • Set Your Homepage
    • Search The Internet
    • Change Search Options
    • Customize The Toolbar And The Menu
    • Open Recently And Most Visited Websites
    • View Browsing History
    • Set Fonts, Languages And Encoding
    • Configure IceDragon Updates
    • Page Action Menu
    • Portable Version
    • Uninstall IceDragon
  • Tabbed Browsing
    • Use Tabs
    • Customize Your New Tab Page
    • Tab Settings
  • Bookmarks
    • Create Bookmarks
    • Find And Edit Bookmarks
    • Manage Bookmarks
    • Bookmarks - Import, Export And Back Up
  • Privacy And Security
    • Private Browsing
    • Delete Browsing History And Configure History Settings
    • Allow/Block Pop-up Windows
    • Manage Cookies And Site Data
    • Block Websites From Tracking Your Browsing Activities
    • View And Manage Permission Settings
    • Configure Suggestions When Entering A Website Address
    • Manage Cache
    • Manage Add-on Permissions
    • Manage Passwords
    • TLS/SSL Certificates And Secure Connections
    • Manage SSL Certificates And HTTPS Security
      • View And Manage Certificates
        • Your Certificates
        • People
        • Server Certificates
        • Authorities
      • Configure Security Modules That Store Certificates And Passwords
    • Force Secure Connections
    • Website Security Indicators
    • Disable Accessibility Indicator
    • Configure IceDragon Performance And Browsing Settings
    • Network Proxy Settings
  • Downloads
    • Download A File
    • Change Download Location
    • View Download History
    • Clear Download History
  • Introduction To Add-ons
    • Download, Install And Configure Add-ons
      • Install Add-ons From Local Storage
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    • Manage Extensions
    • Customize The Appearance Of IceDragon
    • Manage Plugins
  • Tools And Other Features
    • Customize Applications For Opening Different File Types
    • Search Within Page Content
    • Form Autofill
    • Keyboard And Mouse Shortcuts For Comodo IceDragon
      • Mouse Shortcuts
      • Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Manage IceDragon In Safe Mode
    • Set Up Comodo IceDragon Sync Information
    • View Digital Rights Management
    • Improve IceDragon Performance Settings
    • Comodo Online Security Extension
    • View Task Manager
  • Web Developer Tools
    • Open The Tools Console
    • Inspect Page Elements
    • Use The Web Console
    • Remove Inconsistencies With HTML, CSS And Javascript
    • View And Run Style Sheets On A Web-page
    • Improve Web Page/Web Application Performance
    • Memory Tool
    • Network Monitoring
    • Storage
    • Accessibility
    • Use The Developer Toolbar
    • Use The WebIDE
    • Browser Toolbox And Browser Content Toolbox
    • Browser Console
    • Responsive Design Mode
    • Eyedropper
    • Run Experimental Java Scripts On Page
    • View Page Source
    • Service Workers
    • Connect Remote Device
    • Add More Web Development Tools
    • Work Offline
  • Troubleshooting
    • Error Your Connection Is Not Secure
  • Report A Bug

Change Search Options


  • Change the search engine used for keywords entered in the address bar

  • Turn keyword search off

  • Configure URL Suggestions

Change the search engine

  • Type about:config in the address bar and press 'Enter'

A warning will open: 




  • Click 'I accept the risk!'
  • Type 'keyword' in the search field then double click in the Keyword.URL entry in the configuration page.



     

    • Alternatively, right-click on 'Keyword.URL' and select 'Modify'
    • Type the URL of your desired search engine




    Examples:

    • To use Yahoo search engine, type “https://search.yahoo.com/”
    • To use Yandex search engine, type “https://search.yandex.com/search?p=”
    • To use Bing search engine, type “https://www.bing.com/search?q= ”
    • To search Wikipedia for the keyword, type “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/”
    • Click 'OK'
    • To reset to Yahoo/Yandex, erase the content in the keyword.URL dialog and click 'OK'

    Turn keyword search off

    • Type about:config in the address bar and press 'Enter' from the keyboard

    • Click 'I accept the risk!' in the warning dialog to view the about:config page

    • Type 'Keyword' in the search bar to reach the item 'keyword.enabled'

    • Double-click on the item to change the value of the item to 'false'

    The keyword search from the address bar will be stopped. To enable the feature again, follow the same procedure to change the value to 'true'.


    Configure URL Suggestions

     

    IceDragon shows suggested links from your browsing history and bookmarks when you start typing a URL. This lets you quickly get to pages you have visited before.

    • Click the hamburger/menu button at the top-right corner.
    • Click 'Options' > 'Privacy & Security'.
      • 'Address Bar' - Leave all check boxes enabled to draw suggestions from your browsing history, bookmarks and open tabs.



         

        Enable or disable search suggestions


        You can enable or disable search suggestion in two ways:

        • through the Search bar
        • through the Search engine


        Enable or disable search suggestions through the Search bar 

        • Right-click on the 'Search' bar 
        • Click on a provider's logo to select another search engine


        Enable or disable search suggestions through the search engines manager

        • Click the hamburger/menu button at the top-right corner.
        • Click 'Options' > 'Search' tab. 
        OR 
        • Right-click on the 'Search' bar 
        • Click 'Change Search Settings' from the drop-down 


        • Select / deselect the check 'Provide search suggestions' box to enable / disable search suggestions
        • Enable 'Show suggestion in location bar results' to show suggestions when you search from the IceDragon address bar
        • Show search suggestions ahead of browsing history...' - Enable if you wish to see suggestions from your search engine first, and suggestions from previous pages that you have visited second


        Add a specific search engine
        • Open the website
        • Click on the magnifying glass  on the Search bar




        It will appear in your built-in search options:




        • And in your 'Default Search Engine' list



        Hide search engines

        • Click the hamburger/menu button at the top-right corner then 'Options' >  'Search' tab
        OR
        • Click on the magnifying glass in the 'Search' bar on your toolbar
        • Click the 'Change Search Settings'
        • Uncheck the mark next to each search engine under the 'One-Click Search Engines'




        Remove search engine

        • Click the hamburger/menu button at the top-right corner then 'Options' >  'Search' tab
        OR
        • Click on the magnifying glass in the 'Search' bar on your toolbar and click the 'Change Search Settings'
        • Select the search engine you want to delete
        • Click 'Remove' to remove from your list





        • Click 'Restore Default Search Engines' to add a default search engine back to the list

        • Click 'Find more search engines' to add a search engine which isn’t in the default list
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