The My Global Search Bar was specifically designed to provide a great user experience free of spyware, adware, direct marketing, data mining or other similar activities. In order to achieve that goal: 

You will be shown the following customization options:

 •  Add/Remove Buttons: This option allows you to choose a default search provider button, as well as add other search provider buttons and your own personalized buttons that you would like to see appear on your My Global Search Bar.

 •  Change Order of Buttons: This option allows you to customize the order in which your selected buttons are displayed on the My Global Search Bar.

 •  Edit Personalized Buttons: This option allows you to customize your personalized buttons and links.

 •  Change Default Search Provider: This option allows you to choose a default search provider button or change your current settings.

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How do I add or modify buttons on the Toolbar?
Go to the "Personalize My Global Search Bar" page by selecting "Add/Remove Buttons" from the "My Global Search" button on the Search Bar. On this page you are able to select which buttons you wish to have displayed on your My Global Search Bar. You can select up to 4 search providers as well as 5 personalized buttons from the available list to have displayed on your Search Bar.

Once you have selected the buttons that you would like to display on your Search Bar, click "Finished" when done, click "Change Layout" to change the order of the buttons on your Search Bar, or click "Edit My Buttons" to edit your personalized buttons.

Note: If you choose to include more buttons than will fit across the Search Bar at one time, you can find the remaining buttons at the right side of the Search Bar under the "More>>" button. Clicking on this button will show you a list of the remaining buttons that will not fit within the Search Bar.

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How do I change the layout of the My Global Search Bar buttons?
Once you have selected the buttons that you would like to display on your Search Bar, click on the "Change Layout" button on the "Personalize My Global Search Bar" page. (Or from your Search Bar, click the "My Global Search" button and select "Change Order of Buttons.") On this page you are able to specify the order in which the buttons are displayed on the Search Bar.

Click a button name in the "button order" box and then click the up and down arrow buttons to move it up or down within the list of buttons. Buttons that you move to the top of this list will display immediately to the right of the Search box on the My Global Search Bar.

To remove a button, click a button name and then click the "X" button to the right of the "button order" box.

When you have placed the buttons in the order which you would like them displayed, click either "Finished" if you are done, "Add More" to add more buttons to your toolbar, or "Edit My Buttons" to further customize your My Global Search Bar buttons.

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How do I add links to the My Global Search Bar?
If you have chosen to add any of the personalized buttons to your My Global Search Bar, this page will allow you to customize each individual button with specific links of your choosing.

To customize any of the personalized buttons, select the button that you would like to customize from the list at the top.

Note: If you wish to customize any of the personalized buttons, you will have to have already selected them within the "Personalize My Global Search Bar" page.

Personalized Button Customization

Button Title: This is how the particular button will be labeled on the My Global Search Bar. If you leave this field blank, your toolbar will display "My Button X" where "X" is the default button name.

Button URL: Enter in the URL of the page that you would like this button to point to. By clicking on this button, you will then be taken directly to that page.

Button Icon: Select, from the displayed options, the icon that you would like to be shown for that particular button.

Edit/Add links in button

You can customize additional links within each button that will display within the drop down list when clicking the arrow next to each button. To do so, enter in the link name as you would like it displayed on the list as well as the URL of the page that you wish to point to. Click on the "Add>>" button to add the new link to the list for this button

To change the order in which these additional links are displayed within the button drop-down menu, click the link name in the right box and then click the up and down arrow buttons to move it within the list.

To remove a link form this list, click on the link you wish to remove and then click the "X" button.

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How do I change my default Search button?
If you want to change the search provider that your My Global Search Bar defaults to when you enter a search (in other words, the first search button to the right of the search box), click the "My Global Search" button and choose "Change Default Search Provider." 

You have the option of changing your default search provider from a list of all My Global Search Bar search providers. You may also add or remove My Global Search Bar search buttons - or your personalized buttons - while on this page.

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