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Web searches can be initiated via LaunchBar by selecting a Search Template and pressing the space bar. A text field will appear, allowing you to enter the search string. Press Return to perform the search or press Escape to abort the input.
The search results will be displayed in your default web browser.
| Input | Result |
|---|---|
| GOO [Space] Elvis | performs a Google search |
| ITART [Space] Elvis | searches the iTunes Store for Artists |
| ADVD [Space] Elvis | searches Amazon for matching DVDs |
| IMDB [Space] Elvis | searches the Internet Movie Database |
LaunchBar remembers the last entered search string, so when you re-open a template later you can easily refine your most recent search.
Your recent input is stored separately for each search template. However, if you want to reuse a text that has been entered in a different template in order to repeat the latest search with another search engine, you can open the search template with Shift-Space instead of Space. If you have already opened the template with Space, you can still use Shift-Space to fetch the search string from your previously used template.
To repeat a search immediately, without opening the text field first, you can open the search template with Shift-Return.
Search templates are quite powerful in combination with Instant Send. If you find some text written in a document or on a web page, that you want to search on the web, just select the text, send it to LaunchBar via Instant Send (preferably using a modifier tap), select the search template and hit Return.