# Use Calcul.io from Chrome Address Bar

Add Calcul.io as a custom Chrome search engine and calculate directly from the address bar with a short keyword and any supported expression.

### How to add search engine to Google Chrome

If you want to access calcul.io i a quickect way possible, the best solution is to add it as a search engine to your Google Chrome. That way you'll be able to access it from the address bar (also called Omnibox)

It's really easy and here are the steps:

#### Open Google Chrome

#### Go to Settings

1. Click on the **three dots** icon in the top right corner
2. Click on "**Settings**"

#### Find Search Engine configurations

1. In the left menu, find and open "**Search engine**"
2. Click on "**Manage search engines and site search**"

#### Edit Site Search

1. Find the section called "**Site search**"
2. Click on "**Add**" button next to it

#### Add custom site seach

You'll see a form asking you for a few informations

**Search Engine Name**

You can give it whatever name you like but calcul.io is probably the best choice here.

**Shortcut**

Choose a shortcut that will tell Chrome that you want to do go to calcul.io and not to google something. `c` is a good choice

**Query URL**

Here you need to input following string:

`https://calcul.io/c/%s`

Click "**Add**" to confirm and you're all set!

#### How to use custom site seach

1. Click into your address/search bar.
2. Instead of an url or a search query write following:
   `c 1+1`
3. Press Enter

And that's it! Whenever you start your search with `c` (or whatever shortcut you've chosen) followed by your math problem, you'll be taken directly to calcul.io!

If you want to split your equations over multiple lines, you can! Simply write `~` when you want a new line and let calcul.io process it.