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When I highlight text on a webpage and right click, it now brings up 'Search Yahoo'. How do I put it back to Search Google

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andrewW
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If I highlight text on a webpage and right click it brings up Search Yahoo. Before it used to bring up Search Google. How do I put it back to Google please

If I highlight text on a webpage and right click it brings up Search Yahoo. Before it used to bring up Search Google. How do I put it back to Google please

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Try to reset the pref browser.search.selectedEngine on the about:config page.

To open the about:config page, type about:config in the location (address) bar and press the "Enter" key, just like you type the url of a website to open a website.
If you see a warning then you can confirm that you want to access that page.

  • Use the Filter bar at to top of the about:config page to locate a preference more easily.
  • Preferences that have been modified show as bold(user set).
  • Preferences can be reset to the default or changed via the right-click context menu.
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cor-el
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Chosen Solution

Try to reset the pref browser.search.selectedEngine on the about:config page.

To open the about:config page, type about:config in the location (address) bar and press the "Enter" key, just like you type the url of a website to open a website.
If you see a warning then you can confirm that you want to access that page.

  • Use the Filter bar at to top of the about:config page to locate a preference more easily.
  • Preferences that have been modified show as bold(user set).
  • Preferences can be reset to the default or changed via the right-click context menu.
andrewW
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Thanks very much, solved it! Easy when you know how!!