The amount of information on the Web is vast and can be overwhelming. Since there is no possible way to know every address of every Web site you might want to visit, your browser includes the capability to search for key words and phrases, just like the computerized catalogs at libraries. Internet Explorer 4.0 has a Search button that, when clicked, opens a Search pane in the Explorer bar from which you can access several search engines. A search engine is a program on the Internet that allows you to search for the key words for a topic, or to search a broad category, such as science, for Web sites that interest you. When you type in a key word and start the search, the search engine finds the Web sites that contain the chosen key word.
Key words can be very general or more specific.
To search using a key word On the Standard toolbar, click the Search button. The search pane opens on the left side of the window. Click on the down arrow to the left of the Search provider box to display a list of search engines. Click on a search engine name such as Yahoo . Search field and Search Button D. Left Pane Search result links will appear.