• What is the Preferences section?
• How do I search within results or refine my search?
• How do I filter out Adult Content from my searches?
• How can I improve my search accuracy when looking for images, audio, video, or news results?

Q: What is the Preferences section?

A: The Preferences section allows you to customize your search based on your preferences. These settings remain in place until you change them.

Q: How do I search within results or refine my search?

A: The metasearch technology gives you the opportunity to search within results for greater accuracy. When you enter a search, metasearch technology automatically organizes results into categories based on words and phrases contained in the results.

For example, if you searched the term "insurance", metasearch technology would sort the results into various insurance categories (Home, Auto, Fire, Health, etc.) under the “Refine Your Results” heading on the left side of the results page. You can view the results for that specific category by clicking the featured category links.

Q: How do I filter out Adult Content from my searches?

A: Adult content can be filtered from your search results, by changing your preference settings. To do so:

1. Visit the Preferences page
2. Select the level of filtering you want (Heavy, Moderate, None) from the list in the Search Filter section and click Save Settings. Heavy Filter will filter out as much adult content as possible.

   Once you have set the filter to Heavy, it will remain on Heavy until you change your settings. Results for filtered searches are only provided by partners who provide filtered results.

Q: How can I improve my search accuracy when looking for images, audio, video, or news results?

A: You can search for these specific categories of results by clicking on the corresponding links at the top of the search page. You can also refine your search within each category by using the Advanced Search option. For example, when searching for an image, you can filter for specific image color, size, or file format. Audio and Video searches can be filtered for playtime or file format. And news searches can be filtered by news category, location, date or source.

Q: What if I see an offensive term in the Filtered results of SearchSpy?

A: You can report offensive words by sending in this form.