Search the Web with Excite's unbeatable team.
By using Excite, you are searching these leading Web search engines:

Google · Looksmart · Inktomi · Ask Jeeves · About · Overture · FindWhat · FAST · Open Directory · Search Hippo · Sprinks

Our unique meta-search technology gives users the ability to search through all of these sites at the same time -- and then receive the most relevant results in seconds.

How is the Excite Directory better?

The Excite Directory is a compilation of Web sites, sorted by subject and reviewed by editors with expertise in their respective areas. These editors help to ensure that the Web sites are sorted in a way that makes sense, and increases the chance that you'll find exactly what you're looking for quickly.

The directory is organized with the larger, general topic (i.e. Travel) located on the left side of the page, and the more specific topics located to the right (i.e. Travel > Health or Travel > Budget).

Searching for News?

You can find the most current news information from anywhere in the world with the Excite News search. Simply type your topic into the search box, select the news category and then click the search button to get your relevant results, fast.

Searching for Photos?

Excite photo search makes finding images online easier. Just type the subject for the image you're looking for, select the Photos category and then click Search. When you receive your results, click on the image you want and it will link directly to the original image source.

What happens when I search using "Directory"?

If you're not exactly sure how to find what you are looking for, Excite search directory makes it easier. For example if you typed in "Sports", you would be given you a variety of categories to help refine your search (for example football, baseball and soccer). If you selected football from that list, you would then be given choices like Arena, American or Canadian to further narrow down your search - as follows:

1. Sports > Football


2. Sports > Football > Arena


3. Sports > Football > Soccer


4. Sports > Gaelic > Football


5. Sports > Fantasy > Football


6. Sports > Football > American


7. Sports > Football > Canadian


8. Shopping > Sports > Football

Just select the football category that is closest to what you are looking for, and you're well on your way to finding the information you're looking for online.

Additional Search Tips

Search with increased accuracy
Ready to search like a pro? By using additional syntax terms, you can gain added control over your search and weed out many unwanted results.

Additional Search Tips

By inserting "AND" between words or the symbol "+" before a word, you can require a specific combination of words be present in all search results.

If you are searching for information about children with hyperactivity, you could do one of the following searches:

Hyperactivity AND children
or
Hyperactivity + children

These searches require both hyperactivity and children to be returned in the results.

Get exclusive with your terms

You can also exclude certain words from your search by adding "NOT" or "-". Let's say you are searching for information about cats, but do not want any information about dogs. Simply enter the following search:

Cats NOT dogs
Cats - dogs

This will return results where only cats are included, not dogs.

Find more with "Or"

Now let's say you want either dogs or cats to appear search. You could add the term "OR" to your search to include both subjects like this:

Cats OR dogs

Not all search engines support these searches. Excite will only search the engines that support this feature, so you'll get the best results for the term you are looking for.

For additional information on searching the Internet, check out this link:

- Tutorial: Guide to Effective Searching of the Internet

Thank you for taking the time to read this and please let us know if you have questions about Excite Search.