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You can use search to find documents, text in a document, applications, and people. You can also set search preferences for type of search query syntax and scope of search.
Working with Search
Learn to use correct search syntax, and perform searches of your calendar, contacts, other applications, and the internet, all from within Notes.
How can I search the Internet from within Notes®
You can perform a search on an Internet search website (search engine) from within Notes®.

Search
You can use search to find documents, text in a document, applications, and people. You can also set search preferences for type of search query syntax and scope of search.
- Getting started with Search
  You can search from Notes to find documents, document text, applications, and people.
- Search quick reference
  This quick reference card is a list of instructions for common tasks and shortcuts for Notes search, which you can print and keep at your desk for easy reference.
- Working with Search
  Learn to use correct search syntax, and perform searches of your calendar, contacts, other applications, and the internet, all from within Notes.
  - Which type of search syntax should I use?
    By default, Search employs a web-style syntax; that is, if you enter several words to search on, the documents returned in the result set will contain those words, but not necessarily in the order specified in the Search field. It is equivalent to using an AND operator between each word in the search query. If you prefer Notes-style syntax, you can change it.
  - How can I save and reuse a More search query?
    When using the More section of search, you can set up and save a private search query and use it later if you have Reader access to the application and the option Create Personal Agents is enabled for you in the ACL. This is useful if you want to perform the same search again later.
  - How can I search my Mail?
    If you want to find items in your Inbox, you can use some specific Find features, as noted below.
  - How can I search my Calendar?
    If you want to find items in your calendar, you can search your calendar in much the same way you search for documents in any application.
  - How can I search the Internet from within Notes®
    You can perform a search on an Internet search website (search engine) from within Notes®.
  - How can I find contacts or Internet email addresses?
    You can search your Contacts (Notes® application directories on Domino® servers), or Internet directories for contact names or Internet email addresses. Once you find a contact name (except for in an Internet directory), you can view detailed information about the contact, and add it to your Contacts list.
  - How can I use the Search Site application?
    Search Site is a feature from a previous release of Notes® that your organization may use instead of Domain Search, if your administrator has not yet set up Domain Search. You can use a search site application to search for documents containing specified text in multiple applications defined by the administrator of the search site application.
  - How can I search HCL Connections?
    HCL Connections is social networking software for the workplace. Search Activities and other Connections features for a name, word, or phrase that you specify.
- Advanced Search topics
  Learn more about the Search capabilities of Notes.

How can I search the Internet from within Notes®

You can perform a search on an Internet search website (search engine) from within Notes®.

About this task

To search the internet from Notes®, complete the following steps:

Procedure

From the search drop-down list in the toolbar, click Yahoo! Search or Google Web Search.
Enter the term or terms to search for in the box and click the Search button.

Tip: Your search results open in a new window (instead of in a tab within Notes®) if you changed your Notes® Web browser preference to the operating system default. If you want to keep this default but want just your search results to display in a tab, click FilePreferences, click Search, and select Use embedded browser to display Search Center web search results.