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How to set default search engine & Speed Dial search engine in Opera?

Saturday, 14. April 2007, 05:01:35

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Default search engine

Tools → Preferences → Search → [SELECT] Search engine → Edit... → Details >> → [CHECK] Use as default search engine

Speed Dial search engine

Tools → Preferences → Search → [SELECT] Search engine → Edit... → Details >> → [CHECK] Use as Speed Dial search engine

Google as default search engine & Speed Dial search engine
Google as default search engine & Speed Dial search engine

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suribe 14. April 2007, 14:10

great! thanks!

ahmed pakistan 16. April 2007, 05:55

Thanks Tamil! This is great.

Anonymous 2. May 2007, 14:01

Ravi Teja writes:

Neer purindha udhavikku enadhu nandriyai therivithu kolgiraen. Vanakkam.

----
Tamizhukku amizhdhendru paer, indha tamizh engal tamizharkku uyirukku naer.
----

Anonymous 16. May 2007, 07:56

Anonymous writes:

thanks :)

Anonymous 9. June 2007, 20:31

Anonymous writes:

Hi there. Is there a way to delete google from the search engines list? Also, is it possible to increase the width of the search (engine) box?

Regards.

Tamil 9. June 2007, 21:04

Is there a way to delete google from the search engines list?

Rename search.ini to search.ini.bak in Opera installation directory and restart Opera.

is it possible to increase the width of the search (engine) box?

No, but you can use address bar (F2 or F8) to search by inserting keyword before search term. g opera will search for opera using google search engine.

Anonymous 9. June 2007, 21:21

Anonymous writes:

---Rename search.ini to search.ini.bak in Opera installation directory and restart Opera.---

Neat, mate; thanks for the tip.

---No, but you can use address bar (F2 or F8) to search by inserting keyword before search term. g opera will search for opera using google search engine.---

Yeah; and I don't think a resizable search box is high on too many wish lists, so I will have to do with it!

Thanks again; Regards.

SouthernCross 18. June 2007, 01:42

Thanks! What would Myopera do without you?

Anonymous 30. July 2007, 03:49

d3sdichad0 writes:

wow thanks!just perfect!

kjbrand 1. September 2007, 13:22

I'd like to nominate you for an Opera Award. The process isn't terribly clear ;(

Here's what I'm thinking:

1. Your username is Tamil, right?

2. I take the link you showed and then a link http://my.opera.com/community/competition/form/ and ended up in a place that asks for 'competition answer'.

3. Seems like there should be a dialog box that says:

Enter Blog Writer's Username
Enter Category.

Sorry to be so dense :frown: I'm looking for a drive through window :wink:

Kim

Tamil 1. September 2007, 13:55

Originally posted by kjbrand:

I'd like to nominate you for an Opera Award.

Thanks.

Originally posted by kjbrand:

Your username is Tamil, right?

:yes:

Originally posted by kjbrand:

I take the link you showed and then a link http://my.opera.com/community/competition/form/ and ended up in a place that asks for 'competition answer'.

Copy & paste the following inside Competion answer: textbox.

Best blog: http://my.opera.com/Tamil/blog/

Anonymous 5. September 2007, 10:17

Anonymous writes:

Can't I use Ask.com as the default search engine. If so what would be the exact address. It doesn't seem to be in the list of possible search engines. Using only "Ask.com" does not work.

Tamil 5. September 2007, 11:44

It doesn't seem to be in the list of possible search engines.

To add Ask.com, see http://my.opera.com/mitchman2/blog/show.dml/133235

Anonymous 5. September 2007, 12:15

Anonymous writes:

Great. That worked. Thank you very much.

Anonymous 7. October 2007, 10:09

abezz writes:

ohh yeah.....now my opera is PERFECT.

Anonymous 25. October 2007, 08:14

Anonymous writes:

Thanks thats great... ;)

Anonymous 30. October 2007, 00:22

Anonymous writes:

Romba Nandri Thalaiva

JapLance 29. November 2007, 11:21

Thanks, mate. I wouldn't have found it by myself in a million years.

Anonymous 1. January 2008, 22:05

Steve writes:

Thankyou, and goodbye yahoo

soul.. 28. May 2008, 12:52

ah and i missed this one, how shame to me,
t.y.

Anonymous 14. June 2008, 15:54

Andre writes:

THANKS A LOT / YOU REALLY HELPED ME.. :) Sorry for shouting but I wasted so much time before I foudn this post.... Thanks again

Anonymous 23. June 2008, 23:48

CJ Dennis writes:

I haven't been able to change the Speed Dial search from Ask to Google in Opera 9.50. I've tried following the instructions above and also editing the Speed Dial settings on opera:config but so far no difference. Is there something different I need to do?

Tamil 24. June 2008, 04:38

I haven't been able to change the Speed Dial search from Ask to Google in Opera 9.50.

Rename search.ini to search.ini.bak in Opera installation directory and restart Opera. Note this will remove default search engines.

Anonymous 26. June 2008, 01:44

ozzy writes:

i thought i never found for a sec. such a good info... thanx man

Anonymous 2. July 2008, 16:29

Anonymous writes:

Those shortcurs do not work in a Mac. Please let us know an alternative way without using shortcuts!

mitoskalandiel 19. July 2008, 21:25

short, descriptive, nice thanks for that :D

Anonymous 26. August 2008, 06:25

Anonymous writes:

its not working in 9.52 for me :(

CitizenFranklin 6. September 2008, 17:59

Last year with Opera 7 or 8 ... I never could figure out how to change the default search engine.

With 9 it is easy. Thank you Opera programmers for finally making this an easy thing to do.

Hoorah.

Anonymous 1. October 2008, 12:18

Anonymous writes:

Thanks for the hit!

Anonymous 2. October 2008, 00:02

Anonymous writes:

GREAT TIPS

Anonymous 15. October 2008, 08:00

Anonymous writes:

Is it possible to make it such that whenever you load up the speed dial page, it auto focuses on the search engine box? (so I don't have to click on it in order to start typing). I actually have google on one of speed dials because it's so much easier to click on a speed dial button than the search engine box. =)

Thanks

Tamil 15. October 2008, 08:06

How do you open Speed Dial (button or keyboard shortcut)?

Anonymous 9. November 2008, 17:55

Agoat writes:

I've been trying to find out how to do this, thanks!

Sub 17. November 2008, 17:05

Doesn't work for me. I wanted to add Dogpile, or ANY metasearch/multiple search engine but after completing the Add form fields, if i press OK nothing happens. Cancel works tho!
Sigh- Opera is infinitely customizable if you have infinite time, patience, and technical skills....

Tamil 18. November 2008, 00:42

Did you enter keyword?

Anonymous 4. January 2009, 23:36

Anonymous writes:

THANKS SO MUCH!

operaton 31. March 2009, 21:42

.:: Thanx ::.

Anonymous 8. June 2009, 04:32

Vivek writes:

To change the dafault search engine to one that opera currently doesn't have, do the following. I am using Bing as an example however this should work for any search engine.

1. Go to www.bing.com (or the main page of your search engine)
2. Type in 'Test' and hit enter.
3. In the address bar of the result page, replace the word 'Test' with '%s' and copy the whole URL.
4. Go to Tool-> Preferences-> Search and click 'Add'
5. Give the new search engine a name and a unique keyword and paste the URL you just copied to the address field.
6. Select set as default if you want this engine as your default search engine.

Anonymous 10. July 2009, 12:21

Affar writes:

thanx man, that was a great help

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