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Gadgets: Web Search

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The Web Search gadget allows you to search the Web and display results for specified values. Just follow these steps:

  1. Enter a few search terms in your spreadsheet.
  2. Highlight the cells where you entered data in step 1.
  3. Go to Insert > Gadget.
  4. In the Add a Gadget window, scroll to Web Search and click the Add to your spreadsheet button.

    Web Search gadget

  5. The gadget menu appears in your spreadsheet. In the 'Range' field, enter the cell names where you added data in step 1.
  6. In the 'Title' field, create a title for your chart.
  7. Click Apply. The chart appears in your spreadsheet.

    Web Search gadget example

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Interested in creating a Gadget of your own? Check out the Google Gadgets API and the Google Visualization API. For help using these APIs check out the Google Visualization API forum and the Google Gadgets API forum.
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