# Searching With the Hyperlink Bar

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Internet; starting searches
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Searching With the Hyperlink Bar
The Hyperlink Bar can be used to search for the selected text in the Internet.
- Choose View - Toolbars - Hyperlink Bar to open the Hyperlink Bar.
- Enter the text you want to find in the URL Name field.
  If you select text in your document, the text is automatically entered.
- Click the Find icon to open a submenu.
- Select your preferred search engine from the list.
$[officename] opens your Web Browser, which calls the selected Internet search engine. After a short time you see the result of your search on screen.
Choose %PRODUCTNAME - Preferences Tools - Options - Internet - Search to define the search options.
Hyperlink Bar