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Step by step directions for adding a search box to your Geocities Web site:
 
 
1. Print this page for easier reading.
 
2. Log into your siteLevel account.
 
3. Click on the "Search Box Options" tab, and click on the "Use Hyperlink to Search Box" link.
 
4. Highlight the URL within the code in the text box on this page and, at the very top of your Web browser window (in the top toolbar), click on "Edit" and "Copy" to copy this code.  An example of a Search Box Hyperlink URL is the follow (however, please refer to your account management area for the correct URL for your account):
 
http://sitelevel.whatUseek.com/searchbox.go?crid=5e24f62657708f46
 
Please be sure to include the whole URL that lies between the quotes (" ").
 
5. Visit http://www.geocities.com and login to your account.
 
6. Click on the "Yahoo! PageBuilder" link at the upper left of the page.
 
7. On the page that comes up next, click on the "Launch PageBuilder" link.
 
8. Click on the "Open" button at the top of the page.
 
9. In the window that appears, highlight the file that you would like to add your search box to and press "OK".
 
10. Type "Search This Site" in a place on your page where you would like to provide a search box link.
 
11. Highlight the "Search This Site" text.
 
12. Click the "Link" button at the top of the screen.
 
13. In the window that appears, put your cursor in the text box and, at the very top of your Web browser window (in the top toolbar), click on "Edit" and "Paste" to paste your search box URL.
 
14. Click the "Preview" button at the top of the page. This will open the page that you have been editing in a new browser window.  Please check the placement of your search box link and please also click on the link to make sure that the link is functioning.  If your are happy with the placement of your search box, please proceed to step 15.
 
If you would like to change the placement of your search box, highlight the "Search This Site" text and press the <DELETE> key. You can now go back to Step 10 to try placing your search box again.
 
15. Click the "Save" button at the top of the page.
 
 
Congratulations!  You have successfully added your search box to your site!
 
 
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