search smart

Safari’s Search preferences present several search engines to choose from, not just Google; DuckDuckGo is increasingly popular, for instance.

If Include Safari Suggestions is enabled, you’ll get results for basic queries in the search bar: start typing “weather” and you’ll likely get a local forecast before you finish. Enter your favorite football team’s name to see its last result.

You can even submit terms straight to a website’s search engine. To train Safari, visit a site and use its search engine; next time you start typing the site’s address, use † to complete it, then add terms and press ® to go to the site’s search results.