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This is a very basic tip but some may find it helpful. The base drupal installation comes with a search module. You may notice that the search box appears when you are logged in as administrator but disappears if you are not.

You can easily enable search functionality for all your site visitors. First make sure you have the site module enabled. You can do this at http://yoursitename.com/admin/build/modules. Next visit the permissions tab at http://yoursitename.com/admin/user/permissions. Scroll down to the search module section and check the boxes next to search content. Now save your changes and everyone can access the search box.