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Is there a way to hightlight a word or phrase on a websit and do a web search on it without retyping it into the search box

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tampaskis
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I would like to highlight a word or phrase on a website while in Firefox and press a shortcut key to do a web search on this term without retyping the whole word or phrase into the search box. Can this be done?

I would like to highlight a word or phrase on a website while in Firefox and press a shortcut key to do a web search on this term without retyping the whole word or phrase into the search box. Can this be done?

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TonyE
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If you select a word or phrase, then right-click you should get the option to search for that word or phrase. It will use the search engine that is currently selected in the search bar.

tampaskis
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Thanks. I knew there must be an easy way. I appreciate you taking the time to let me know.

tampaskis
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Thanks. I knew there must be an easy way. I appreciate you taking the time to let me know.