How Do I Change Opera’s Default Search Engine?
I am currently using Opera web browser. (version9.27 if it matters) I noticed that the default search engine it’s set to is google, how can i change this? I know it has other available search engines you can use in the drop down, but it always reverts back to google as the default.
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Click Tools -> Preferences” and to search with yahoo type “y ” in the address bar)
Select the Search Tab
You will see a list of search engines that are built in along with a keyword.
You can do a few things:
1) Find the search engine you want, and note its keyword. In opera, you can search from the address bar by typing the keyword followed by search term and hitting return. (i.e. to search with google type “g
2) Select a search engine you want and click edit. Then click details. Then check the box “Use as default search engine”
3) If you didn’t find the search engine you want, click Add and create a new search engine option. You will have to know the query string your desired search engine uses.
Good luck!