CommonName Toolbar User Guide - Overview

1. Introduction

• Website Navigation - from your browsers address bar type a CN Keyword or CN Search to navigate to a website instead of a complex URL. For example, type "Oxford University" instead of "http://www.ox.ac.uk/". No more http://, "www.",".com", etc.
• Power Search - from your browser address bar, search up to 17 of your favourite search engines with a single click. No longer need to remember and type the URLs of the search engines’ websites.
• Form Filler - fills out online forms with your business or personal details in a matter of clicks. Your details are stored locally and securely in encrypted files.
• Login Manager - remembers login names and passwords for your regularly visited websites. No more remembering and re-typing your passwords.
• Online Bookmark Manager - store and manage your favourite bookmarks online and access them at anytime anywhere in the world.
• And more...

2. Website Navigation

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Or, enter the name of the site that you wish to visit into the CommonName Toolbar and press Enter or click 'go'.

3. CN Search

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General Search: Access over 15 of the world most trusted search engines and jump between the results with just one click. To make a general search, simply enter '?' followed by the your search query in you browser address bar:      Or, enter your search query into the CommonName toolbar and click on the 'XPSN' icon:      Target Search: If you want to search for sites in a specific category, e.g. Book, then simply type the subject follwed by the "?" and your search query. For instance, if you are looking for books related to "Harry Potter" then simply enter "book?harry potter".      Or, if you want to search on a website, e.g. Google, then simply enter the CN Keyword of the site followed by the "?" and your search query. For instance, if you want to search using Google for "Harry Potter" then simply enter "google?harry potter".      Ask a Question: You can even enter a question straight into your browser address bar and get the answer immediately. CommonName currently partners with AskJeeves to answer your questions. (a question always ends with a "?")

5. Bookmark Search

Or, enter the bookmark name or keyword into your CommonName toolbar and click the "Bookmark Search" icon: