Searching the Internet
You can use the Sherlock 2 program (in the Apple menu) to search the Internet for terms or other specific items.
To search the Internet for specific terms:
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Click the Internet Search channel. |
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Enter the word or words you want to search for. |
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In the Search Sites list, click the checkbox next to the search engines you want to use. |
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Click the Search button (it looks like a magnifying glass). |
To search the Internet for other specific items:
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Click the Internet channel that you want to search, select the search engines you want to use, then click the search button. |
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For more information, open the Help menu and choose Show Balloons, then point to the item you want to know more about. |
You can also create or edit a channel to include specific sites you want to search.
Using search results
To connect to a site:
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Double-click a search result in the results list. |
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Tip: You can also drag the search result to an open window of your browser. |
To display a summary for a site:
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Select a name in the list of found items. |
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The summary of the site appears in the bottom section of the window, along with a banner from the engine's sponsor. You can click the banner to go to the sponsor's site. |
To create a location file (alias) for a site:
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Drag the site's name from the list to the desktop. |
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You can double-click the location file to connect to the site. if you drag a person's name, you will create an email location file. |
Problems searching the Internet
If you see an error when searching multiple sites:
Some servers limit the number of simultaneous connections that a user can make. Set a smaller number of Internet connections that are searched at one time using the Preferences command in the Edit menu. Sherlock will continue searching this number of sites simultaneously until all checked sites are searched.
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