Search tools provide a way to quickly find information in a collection of data. The most popular example of search tools are internet search services like those provided by Google, Yahoo, and Bing. However search tools are not limited to just the internet - operating systems have increasingly sophisticated search capabilities integrated into them, and with tools like Google Desktop Search it is possible to search the files on your local PC and network in much the same way as you search the internet.
This guide shows you how to use the search tools integrated into operating systems like Windows and MacOS, and lists some of the niche internet search tools like those for genealogy and image searches.
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