14. A computing device for receiving a user-entered command, comprising: an input mechanism for receiving user input; a display device; a processor coupled to the input mechanism and the display device; and memory storing one or more programs configured for execution by the processor, the one or more programs comprising instructions to: receive, via the input mechanism, a user input comprising a series of characters representing a command for performing a search, the command including a first portion corresponding to a name of a website to be used to perform the search and a second portion corresponding to one or more parameters of the search; display, on the display device, the series of characters representing the command in a command entry field; display a graphic representation comprising a stylized character-based abbreviation of the name of the website in the command entry field by replacing the first portion of the command with the graphic representation while leaving the second portion of the command unchanged in the command entry field, the replacing comprising displaying a transition effect to gradually introduce the graphic representation in place of the first portion of the command and to remove the first portion of the command, wherein the graphic representation indicates a shortcut that enables entry of a subsequent search command into the command entry field instead of the first portion of the command and wherein the graphic representation is selectable so that when a user selects the graphic representation in the command entry field, the first portion of the command is restored in the command entry field; and perform a search corresponding to the command.
14. A computing device for receiving a user-entered command, comprising: an input mechanism for receiving user input; a display device; a processor coupled to the input mechanism and the display device; and memory storing one or more programs configured for execution by the processor, the one or more programs comprising instructions to: receive, via the input mechanism, a user input comprising a series of characters representing a command for performing a search, the command including a first portion corresponding to a name of a website to be used to perform the search and a second portion corresponding to one or more parameters of the search; display, on the display device, the series of characters representing the command in a command entry field; display a graphic representation comprising a stylized character-based abbreviation of the name of the website in the command entry field by replacing the first portion of the command with the graphic representation while leaving the second portion of the command unchanged in the command entry field, the replacing comprising displaying a transition effect to gradually introduce the graphic representation in place of the first portion of the command and to remove the first portion of the command, wherein the graphic representation indicates a shortcut that enables entry of a subsequent search command into the command entry field instead of the first portion of the command and wherein the graphic representation is selectable so that when a user selects the graphic representation in the command entry field, the first portion of the command is restored in the command entry field; and perform a search corresponding to the command. 17. The computing device of claim 14 , wherein the instructions to display the graphic representation of the first portion of the command comprise instructions to display the graphic representation in the command entry field in response to user completion of the name of the website that represents the first portion of the command.