About Search Macros

Need a search engine that you can use to search your own website or blog? Want to create your own search engine to find info about your favorite hobby or area of research? Now you can create search macros (A search engine that can be tailored to any topic area.) that act like mini search engines tailored to any topic. When you create a search macro, a home page is automatically created. That way, your search macro is easy to use, easy to save as a favorite, and simple to share with your family and friends.

You can create your own search macro on the Search Macros site. Use the side-by-side test page to see your macro's results. When you're satisfied with your macro, you can save it, customize its home page, and then start searching.

Find macros that were created and shared by the Windows Live community on Windows Live Gallery. Go to the macro's home page and start searching. To see how a macro works, try one of these examples:

• Reference Sites Search Engine: This macro searches reference sites.
• MSDN Blogs Search Engine: This macro searches hundreds of Microsoft product team blogs.
• Video Games Search Engine: This macro searches video game information.

Send the web address of any macro home page to a friend by e-mail or by instant message. You can also share your macro with other Windows Live users on Windows Live Gallery. The Gallery community can then rate your macros and give you feedback.