Searching the Web
Veteran surfers, having seen a wide range of what the Web has to offer, usually prefer to tackle it using a targeted approach that enables them to find information quickly. This means using one or more of the Web’s many search engines. It’s usually best to deal with a search engine site directly, but Internet Explorer offers some default searching options. For example, you saw earlier in this chapter (in “Taking Advantage of the Address Bar”) that you can run searches directly from the Address bar.
Tip
In some cases you may only want to search for text within the currently displayed web page. To do that, press Ctrl+F and use ...
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