Internet Explorer 7 allows you to add multiple search providers in the search toolbar.
This allows you to quickly search a specific repository without having to navigate to the specific site to do so. For example, if I wanted to search the PointBridge blogs, I’d have to go to https://blogs.pointbridge.com and enter the search criteria. The search provider does it for me from my IE browser. To create a new search provider do the following:
- Go to the web page that contains the search functionality that you want to add (e.g. https://blogs.pointbridge.com).
- In the search field, enter TEST; all caps.
- Execute the search.
- Copy the URL of the search results.
- Select the dropdown from the search control in IE 7 and select Find More Providers
- Paste the URL in the step 3 field in the Create Your Own box.
- Give the search provider a name
- Select Install
- You will be given a warning box and the opportunity to make this provider the default provider when entering search criteria in the search control.
- Select Add Provider
- Select the search control drop down again and you will see the new provider as an option.
- Select the new provider
- In the search field, enter a search criteria.
- You will see the results page for the search provider you added.
