<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" type="topic" id="bookmark-smart"> <info> <link type="guide" xref="index#bookmark"/> <link type="guide" xref="bookmark"/> <revision pkgversion="3.10" date="2013-07-02" status="review"/> <credit type="author copyright"> <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name> <email its:translate="no">kittykat3756@gmail.com</email> <years>2013</years> </credit> <!-- <credit type="copyright editor"> <name></name> <email its:translate="no"></email> <years></years> </credit>--> <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> <desc>What are smart bookmarks and how do I add one?</desc> </info> <title>Smart bookmarks</title> <p>A smart bookmark is used to add a search to the address bar. This can be useful if you prefer to use a specific search engine regularly.</p> <steps> <title>Add a smart bookmark</title> <item> <p>Perform a search using the search engine that you want to add.</p> </item> <item> <p>Bookmark the page, replacing the search term with <input>%s</input> in the URL.</p> </item> </steps> <example> <p>For example, if you want to be able to search the GNOME user help, start by doing a test search such as for "epiphany". The resulting URL will look like https://help.gnome.org/search?q=epiphany. To <link xref="bookmark-add">add the "bookmark"</link>, replace <input>epiphany</input> with <input>%s</input> when bookmarking the page so that the <gui>Address</gui> looks like <input>https://help.gnome.org/search?q=%s</input>. You may also want to use a <gui>Title</gui> such as <input>Search GNOME help</input>.</p> <p>When you next start typing in the address bar, you will see <gui>Search GNOME help</gui> where your <link xref="history">browsing history</link> would normally be shown. Click it to submit the search.</p> </example> <p>Apart from search engines, you can also use smart bookmarks for other queries, such as searching an online show for a product.</p> </page>