# Search

You can perform Web searches from Opera's user interface, without going to search pages.

In Preferences, select your favorite search engine from the list to make it your default choice on the Address bar of new pages. Note that the search field has a drop-down menu from which you can switch to other search engines.

You can specify a preferred number of hits on each page of search results, but note that some search engines may not adhere to your choice.

There are several ways to search the Web through Opera's user interface:

1. Enter your search phrase in a search field on the Personal bar
2. Enter your search in the search field on the Address bar (click the triangle to choose search engine)
3. In the address field, enter a search keyword (see list in Preferences) followed by your search phrase, e.g. "g Opera" to search for Opera using Google
4. Create a new bookmark and enter "g Opera" as Web address to save the search as a bookmark

Tip: Use "Super search" to get search results from two different search engines.

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