Web Ferret

WEB FERRET

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Ease of Use
Easy ll¡¡¡ Difficult No Yes

WebFerret queries large Web Search Engines to find quickly and efficiently whatever it is that you are looking for on the World Wide Web. WebFerret will query all configured search engines simultaneously, while discarding any duplicate results. Results that are returned (often within a second or two) can be acted upon immediately. New or updated search engines are added automatically to the application, as they become available.

To search the net efficiently you should work through several different search engines. In order to combine this process into one operation a Meta search engine is more suited.

Web Ferret is not a search engine by itself, it is an agent interface that send your query to the various search engines.

1/2- GETTING STARTED

Make sure you are connected to the Internet before you use Web Ferret

Launch Webferret.

In the text box labelled Containing, type your query (one word or more)

NOTE
If your query is a combination of more that a single word, then type it as it is without any question mark or full stop sign.

Enter the keyword(s) you wish to search for in the box.

Select Match any keyword or Match all keywords to determine the type of search to be conducted.
Any keyword means any of the words in the query, while all key words will refer to a web page containing ALL the key words in the query)

Click on the Find Now button or press <Enter> to start the search.

The search results will be presented as a list of sites in a search result window below the text box.

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You can arrange the search results by Name (alphabetical) by URL address or by Source (the original search engine). Just click on the column label.

You can view summary for a result by holding the mouse cursor over the result you wish to find out more about.
After a few seconds a popup box will appear containing summary details for the page.

To enter one of the sites in the list, simply double click on it. it will be opened in your default Internet browser.

TIPS

To search for an exact phrase, enclose the keywords in double quotes, e.g. "search engines". For more tips on improving the speed and relevancy of searches, refer to the Tips and Tricks section.

Choose which search engines you want WebFerret to search, from the View à Options à Search Engines menu.

You can limit the maximum number of results to be returned from each search engine or as a whole:

On the menu bar, select View à Options à Advanced.

Fill in the maximum number of results you'd like returned.

Specify whether you'd like this maximum number of results to apply to the total number of results from all engines, or whether it should be the maximum number returned from each individual engine.

Click on OK.

2/2- GETTING HELP

If you need more information about Web Ferret functions, hit the <F1> key whilst in the software or select Help Topics from the Help Menu.