Want to set Google as the default Search Engine in Word & other Microsoft Office programs? You can change the default search engine from Bing to Google or any other Search in Office.
By default, Microsoft Word uses Bing as the default search engine to search for a word in Word documents. But if you wish, you can configure or change the default search engine in Office from Bing to any other, like, say, Google. Word includes a feature that lets you use another search engine and change it to your personal favorite. Here are the steps to configure the default search engine in Microsoft Office apps.
Change the default search engine in Office apps
Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog box, type regedit and hit OK. Next, navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\General
Now, in the right pane, create a new String Value and name it SearchProviderName.
Then right-click on it and select Modify. Mention the name of the search provider.
Create another new String Value and name it SearchProviderURI right-click it, and make the Value Data the path to the provider you want to use.
- For Google:
http://www.google.com/search?q= - To set it as Yahoo use:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=
To configure Office.com as the default search engine, use http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/results.aspx?&ex=2&qu= in the Value Data box.
See the screenshot below to check you are on the right track, changing it to Google.
Click OK and close out of Registry Editor.
Now, open a Microsoft Office application such as Word, select a word or phrase, right-click it and check if you get “Search with Google” instead of Bing.
Trust this works for you!
Now read: How to change default browser when opening hyperlink in Excel.
I wonder if I can have both options in the context menu,I mean one that says “Search with Bing” and another one that says “Search With Google”
Interesting! Want to experiment? Create a system restore point, create two sets of keys and see what happens? But do so at your risk only if you feel so! :D
Create two sets of keys? I understand,but I don’t have clear what you want me to do ,
what confuse me is the fact that it’s not posible create keys or values with the same name.
I could try creating new values like “SearchProviderName2”
On second thoughts – it may not work. Best to drop the idea.
Resolve- Unable to open Word App, follow the link..
http://microsoftchatsupport.com/After+Windows+updates+unable+to+open+Microsoft+Office+applications,+Uninstalled/Reinstalled+Microsoft+Office,+Word+wont+open+says+Repair+Now.+.html
Excellent… confirmed working in MS Office 2013 Professional Plus
One thing of note, if you are copying the search engine path directly from the page, pay attention not to copy the period ( . ) at the end
Also, for Google, if desired you can change http:// to https:// and change .com to your local TLD (e.g. https://www.google.ie/search?q= )
I found a real easy to activate when you have downloaded software from offical website, please search @@@windows 8.1 key sale@@@ on bing.
Didn’t work for me. Bleh. I hate bing.
Doesn’t work, regretfully so.
using http or https
using the ‘dot’ after q= or without it
no luck
probably bing entries in
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftOffice15.0CommonInternet
and
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftOffice15.0CommonResearchSources
are ‘conflicting’ (override the user registry entries)
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