Yahoo Testing Search Pad Application

Yahoo has announced it is testing a new note taking application built into to Yahoo Search that automatically helps users save Web sites they visit along with other information while they search.


The new feature is called Search Pad but is not yet available to all users. Search Pad helps users collect, edit, organize, save, print and email notes for immediate or future use.


Yahoo says Search Pad benefits users by automatically creating note documents, saving visited search results without having to use other applications such as Microsoft Word or Google Docs as you search.


Users who want to view their notes can click on the Search Pad bar located in the upper right hand side of the Yahoo Search Results page near the Yahoo logo.


For users who are concerned about privacy Yahoo says the Search Pad function can be turned off temporarily or permanently disabled. To turn off Search Pad temporarily users can click on the drop down menu in the application. Users can turn it back on by clicking on the Search Pad bar.


To permanently turn off Search Pad users can go to the Enable/Disable control in the main Search Preferences in the Options drop down menu at the top of the Search Results page.


Yahoo says it plans on releasing Search Pad to the public in the next few months and in the meantime the company is receiving users feedback from a random percentage of people who have access to the tool in order to workout any bugs.


Check out this video for a preview of Search Pad.