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Type your keywords into the search box.

Click the "Search" button or the [enter] key on your computer's keyboard.

Enter Keywords About the Subject You Want to Know More About
Searching for information online can be easy as long as you know what you are looking for and how to ask the search engine to retrieve your information correctly. You can enter search terms or even ask a question. It’s easy. Try it out.

Search for simple and direct terms.
For example:
iCarly, wolves, SpongeBob , or convert 4 miles to feet.

Ask for only one thing at a time.
For example:
Instead of searching for: "What is the capital of Indiana and what is its state motto?" First ask: What is the capital of Indiana?
And then after finding this answer, search for: State motto of Indiana?

Look for Smart Answers.
Where possible, we will provide direct responses to your search terms. These items will appear at the very top of our results page.

If there is a drop down box, pull it down with your cursor.
You will see a list of topics that our system thinks will answer your question.
Pull the box down by clicking on the small arrow. Pick the choice you think describes best what you want to know. Make sure it is showing in the window when you let go of the arrow. Then click the Go button again and you will go to the Web site you selected. If you see several drop-down boxes, you might want to look at all of the choices. The answers you are looking for will almost always be contained in the choices given.

Check the search results from other kids safe search sites.
Under the solid blue line, you can see answers that come from Education World and Federal Education Resources sites. These are kid-safe resources. If you know about a great kids search service that you think we should add, then please let us know.

Extra Hints

We show you a list of questions so you can see if any of these are pretty much the same as your question.

Sometimes our questions will have the exact answer you need.

Sometimes we will have more than one question with the answer you need.

Sometimes we will need you to try your search in a different way so we can help you get the answers you need.

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Make Ask Kids Your Homepage

If you're using Internet Explorer:

Go to the "Tools" menu and choose "Internet Options." On the "General" page, the first entry reads, "You can change which page to use for your homepage." Enter http://www.askkids.com/ into the space for "Address" and click "OK."

If you're using Netscape Navigator or Communicator:

Go to the "Edit" menu and choose "Preferences." At the top of the Preferences box, you will find "Navigator Starts With" and three options. Click on the button to the left of the "Home Page" option. Further down, the box reads, "Clicking on the Home button will take you to this page." Below, at "Location," enter http://www.askkids.com/ and click "OK."

If you're using Mozilla Firefox:
Go to the "Tools" menu and choose "Options." On the "General" tab, enter http://www.askkids.com/ into the space for "Location(s)" and click "OK."

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How do I bookmark a page or print a page?
You can bookmark pages with most popular web browsers.

If you're using Internet Explorer:
Go to the "Favorites" menu and choose "Add to Favorites."

If you're using Mozilla Firefox:
Go to the "Bookmarks" menu and choose "Bookmark theis Page."

Most browsers will let you print a page by going to the "File" menu and then selecting "Print Page

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