1. Introduction
2. What is a Toolbar?
3. How Toolbars Work
4. Why Toolbars are Free
5. Google Toolbar

Toolbar Guide

Extend your browser using toolbars

Have you discovered the power of adding a toolbar (*) to your web browser? Whether it's the Google Toolbar, the Yahoo Toolbar, the MSN Toolbar, or one of the many other toolbars, they're available for most popular browsers. They add exciting and useful features to your browsing experience, such as:

• Quick searches with your favorite search engine
• Blocking annoying pop-up windows
• Automatically filling in common form fields
• Spelling checks
• Translations

Use this Toolbar Guide to find the right toolbar for you, understand how toolbars work and discover why well-known and respected companies work hard to get you to download and install their toolbars.

* The term toolbar is short for tool bar, though Germans also refer to it as a suchleiste. See the list of common variants for other spellings and related terms.