Put Google search inside Google Docs spreadsheet cell

Question

Is there a way to put a Google search widget inside a cell of a Google Docs spreadsheet? I want to avoid my users to hit Ctrl + F every time they search. Would be very cool a Google Docs App that could be installed via "custom extension" but I was not able to find it.

Answer 1

You can do this using the Web Search Gadget:

• Enter a few search terms in your spreadsheet.
• Highlight the cells where you entered data in step 1.
• Go to Insert > Gadget.
• In the Add a Gadget window, scroll to Web Search and click the Add to your spreadsheet button.
• The gadget menu appears in your spreadsheet. In the 'Range' field, enter the cell names where you added data in step 1.
• In the 'Title' field, create a title for your chart.
• Click Apply. The chart appears in your spreadsheet.

Extracted from the Google Docs Gadget list