Change default search engine in Office
Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog box and type: regedit and hit OK. Next, navigate to the following key:
Now, in the right pane, create a new String Value and name it SearchProviderName. Then right-click on it and select Modify. Mention the name of the search provider.
Create another new String Value and name it SearchProviderURI right-click it, and make the Value Data the path to the provider you want to use.
For Google: http://www.google.com/search?q=.To set it as Yahoo use: http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=.
To configure Office.com as the default search engine, use http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/results.aspx?&ex=2&qu= in the Value Data box. See the screenshot below to check you are on the right track, changing it to Google.
Click OK and close out of Registry Editor. Now, open a Microsoft Office application such as Word, select a word or phrase, right-click it and check if you get “Search with Google” instead of Bing. Trust this works for you!
