Compaq iPAQ IA-1, Quick Start Manual

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Search Engines
What is a Search Engine?
A search engine allows you to search the Web by keywords.
For example, if you type “golf” in the search box, the search
engine returns a list of Web pages related to golf.
Your Home Internet Appliance has its own search engine
provided by Microsoft. To use the
search the web input box
on the toolbar, complete the following steps:
1. From the toolbar, type a word, a phrase, or several related
words into the search engine’s text box entry area.
2. Press go! A list of related Web sites displays. Or, press the
Search button on the keyboard to go directly to the MSN
search engine Web page. This page includes more types of
searches and offers some options on how to search.
Search Engines
You may have heard
someone say he is
surfing
the Net . Surfing is the term
used to describe the activity
of moving from place to
place on the World Wide
Web.
The challenge with surfing
the Web is sorting through
the millions of Web sites to
find the information you
really want. Fortunately,
there are Web sites called
search engines that search
the World Wide Web for
you.