Tech Tips: How to Search in Address Bar

How to Search the Web Using Just the Address Bar

Bam! Get your search results, just like that. Here's how.

You may think the first step in searching for anything online is to navigate to a major search engine like Google, Yahoo! or Bing by entering the appropriate address in the address bar.

But wait!

Did you know that in most web browsers, you can enter your search terms directly into the address bar?

So if you're searching for "gooey chocolate chip cookie recipes," you can type those words right into your address bar, and use your browser's default search engine to immediately comb the web for gooey chocolate chip cookie recipes. When you hit enter, bam! You'll have your search results just like that. (Whether or not your cookies turn out, well... that's on you.)

And that's it! Try a browser search in address bar today, and check back for more great tips from your friends at Bask.