Searching the Internet

If you have Internet access, you can use Sherlock to search for Web pages with information about topics that interest you. Unlike other Internet search engines, Sherlock can search multiple directories (or search sites) at once. Best of all, you don't need to know special search syntax. Just enter a search word or phrase in plain English, select the search sites you want to use, and put Sherlock to work. It displays matches in order of relevance, so the most likely matches appear first.

To search the Internet

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With Sherlock active, choose Find > Search Internet ( Figure 5 ) or press to display Sherlock's Internet channel ...

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