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The following sections will help you quickly start exploring the many uses and benefits of yolink
Searching the internet with yolink is easy. You have the choice of performing searches directly from your search engine of choice (either Google, Yahoo, Live Search, AOL or Ask) or from the yolink toolbar.
- To search from the yolink toolbar, simply perform a search from your favorite search engine (either Google, Yahoo, Live Search, AOL or Ask) and then click the
 button (to the immediate right of the yolink search box). Note that if the yolink toolbar is not currently displayed, you can click the  button ( in Firefox) to open it.
- To search directly from the search engine (known as Auto yolink), enable the Auto yolink Search Engine option from the
 drop-down menu ( in Firefox) and then perform your search from your favorite search engine (either Google, Yahoo, Live Search, AOL or Ask). Note that the search can be performed from the search engine's web pages, search bars, toolbars, or address bars. yolink automatically displays the search results for the keywords typed into the search box.
Using either search option, this opens the Search Results Pane in your browser which instantly lists and separates all results relevant to your keywords into tidy little informational passages. Within these passages, all of your keywords will be highlighted, with a different color used for each individual keyword. By default the Search Results Pane is located on the right side of your browser, with the left side of your browser (referred to as the Preview Pane) containing the search engine results. See the Show Search Results On Right option in Selecting Your Search Options and Preferences for more information.
TIP - To disable Auto yolink, disable the Auto yolink Search Engine option from the drop-down menu ( in Firefox).
TIP - Use any of these features to resize the width of the Search Results Pane to a desired size:
- Use the
 icons to expand or contract the width of the Results to a desired size.
- Click the
 icon to hide the Preview Pane and display your results in a full-screen view. To toggle back to the split-screen view, click the  icon.
- Drag the border between the Preview and Search Results Pane to a desired size.
- Use the Search Results Pane Width feature from the drop-down menu ( in Firefox).
In addition to being able to search the initial search engine results, a powerful feature of yolink allows you to search individual web pages. Use this feature to find information buried within large documents such as online reference manuals, text books, specifications and contracts. For example, when searching for keywords in a very large web page or online document, there is no need to sift through the matching results one-by-one. yolink will display all of your matching keywords in context in a single handy list of results in the Search Results Pane.
As an added benefit, you can choose to search both a web page and its embedded links. No longer will you need to manually open and examine individual links. For example, you are searching Craigslist for a second-hand mountain bike using "mountain bike" as your search term. Dozens of ads for mountains bikes are found. But you need to find one locally in "San Diego" and many sellers live too far away for you to drive. With yolink, you don't have to open and scan through each of those ads to find out where the seller is located. Simply enter San Diego in the yolink search box and click the Search Links button to find and display any text in any of the ads that contain the words San Diego.
You can also change or modify your search keywords at any time to find additional results of interest within the web page or links.
The available options for searching web pages are listed below. To use any one of these button options, click the right side of the Search button and select the appropriate option from the drop-down menu.
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Clicking this button searches the links in the current web page or the page currently open in the Preview Pane of the browser. |
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Clicking this button searches the information and links in the current web page or the page currently open in the Preview Pane of the browser. |
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Clicking this button searches the information and links in any manually highlighted selection of text and links in the current web page or the page currently open in the Preview Pane of the browser. For example, drag your cursor to select and highlight any or all of the text and/or links on a web page. The example below illustrates selecting a group of links from the wikipedia page for Yellowstone National Park.
Then click the Search Highlighted Links button. Only the highlighted text and links will be searched. In our example, we entered Old Faithful in the yolink search box. Notice how only the links that contain references to Old Faithful are returned.
You can also limit your search to multiple non-adjacent sections of text and links by holding down the Ctrl key when dragging your cursor. |
By default, yolink returns the results that are the Best Match for your keywords. However, several convenient and easy-to-use options are available for refining your search terms.
Additional Preferences are also available for customizing the yolink display and user experience.
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Select any of the following search options from the Search Options drop-down menu.
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Best Match
Returns results containing an optimal number of the keywords in your search.
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Match All
Returns results containing all of the keywords in your search.
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"Exact" Match
Returns results containing the exact phrase used in your search (the same words in
the same order).
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Match Any
Returns results containing at least one or more of the keywords in your search.
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Lock Search Option
Select this option to temporarily "lock" your search options setting for subsequent searches. Note that this setting will reset back to the "Best Match" option when you open a new browser session.
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Allow Breakouts
For Firefox only: When searching in Firefox using the Search Page button, certain web sites do not automatically allow yolink to force a split screen and search the page. In such cases, a prompt displays asking whether you want to navigate away from this page (that is, reject searching the web site). Selecting the Allow Breakouts option suppresses these prompts, automatically rejecting searching such web sites.
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All of the following options can be accessed from the drop-down menu ( in Firefox).
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Go To Save & Share
Takes you to the Save & Share site. See Saving and Sharing your yolink Results for more information. Note that the yolink toolbar also contains a button for accessing this site.
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Auto yolink Search Engine Results
Enables performing yolink searches directly from the Search Engine (either Google, Yahoo, Live Search, AOL or Ask). Note that the search can be performed from the search engine's web pages, search bars, toolbars, or address bars. yolink automatically finds the search results for the keywords typed into the search box.
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Show "Re-Search Links" Option
Displays a link above your yolink results that allows you to find additional keywords in the results currently displayed in the Search Results Pane.
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Show Search Results On Right
Displays the Search Results Pane in the right pane. Deselect this option to display results in the left pane.
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Search Results Pane Width
Controls the width of the Search Results Pane. Percentage can be from 30% to 70% in 5% increments.
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Check For Updates
For Internet Explorer, checks whether any yolink updates are available. To check for updates in Firefox, select Add-ons from the Tools menu and then click the Find Updates button. Note that some AntiVirus and Firewall security programs may attempt to block yolink updates. If this is occurring on your system, see Security Help for information on configuring your security program to approve yolink updates.
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To enhance your overall search experience, we have provided some great features that will allow
you to quickly locate and view your results in context from their source web site.
TIP - Depending on your monitor's resolution, the results that display in the Search Results Pane may be hidden when you open a web page by clicking a result. To re-display your results, click the  icon
located in the orange bar at the top of the Search Results Pane.
You can save your yolink results for future use and share them via email or post them to a variety of popular blogs and social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. To save and share your results, complete the following easy steps:
- Determine which results you want to save or share from the list of results and then click the Save & Share link (
 ) from the top of the set of results.
- Do one of the following:
- If you already have a Save & Share account, log in to your account.
- Click I need a save and share account and then enter the appropriate information to create your account.
- Once you have created your account (or logged in to an existing account), select the results to save from the list of available results.
- Type a title and optional comments for the set of results in the appropriate text boxes.
- Save the results in an existing folder using the add to folder drop-down menu or click the new folder link to create and store the results in a new folder. Click Save.
Now that your results have been saved, you can print them, share them via email, or post them to any number of popular blogs and social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and so on.
For Windows 2003, XP Users:
- From the Windows Start Menu, open the Control Panel.
- Click Add or Remove Programs.
- Select TigerLogic yolink-Internet Explorer from the list of currently installed programs, then click Remove.
For Windows Vista Users:
- From the Windows Start Menu, open the Control Panel.
- Click Programs and Features.
- Select TigerLogic yolink-Internet Explorer from the list of currently installed programs, then click Uninstall.
For All Firefox Installations:
- Open Firefox.
- Select Add-ons from the Tools menu.
- Select TigerLogic yolink from the list of Add-ons, then click Uninstall.
- Click Restart Firefox.
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