- Introduction
- Creating a SharePoint Site
- Viewing a Site Window
- Getting Around a Site
- Viewing Site Content
- Changing a Site Title and Logo
- Changing the Look of a Site
- Changing Language and Regional Settings
- Changing and Creating Navigation Links
- Using Navigation Aids
- Searching for Site Content
- Opening or Adding Site Pages
- Working with Site Pages
- Viewing a Site Hierarchy
- Managing Site Features
- Exploring Site Features
- Sharing a Site
- Saving a Site as a Template
- Deleting a SharePoint Site
- Using Site Closure and Deletion Settings
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Searching for Site Content
If you have a hard time finding things in a site, you can use the Search box to help you locate it. Simply, go to the site, enter the information you want to find in the Search box, and then press Enter, or click the Search button (Magnifying Glass icon). If you want to perform a more focused search, you can select a search option. In the Search box, click the Navigation list arrow, and then select an option: Everything, People, Conversations, or This Site. In the results page (New!), a brief portion of the search results content appears in a list. You can redefine the search, click a link to open the item, or point to an item to display a callout window with a preview (New!), information, and options.
Search for Site Content from the Home Page
In your web browser, open your SharePoint site.
Navigate to the site you want to search.
On the Home page, click in the Search box.
To refine the search, click the Navigation list arrow, and then select an option: Everything, People, Conversations, or This Site.
Enter the search keywords you want to find.- Search Suggestion. As you type, suggestions appear based on your history.
Click the Search button (Magnifying Glass icon) or press Enter.A results page appears with a list of content that matches the search.
If you want to refine the search, you can use the Search box or filter links.
Point to a link to preview the content, or click a link to open it.
)
)
Refine and Preview the Search Results
- In your web browser, open your SharePoint site.
- Navigate to the site you want to search.
- Click in the Search box, enter search keywords, and then click the Search button (Magnifying Glass icon) or press Enter.
- The search results appear.
- Use any of the following refiners in the left side of the site:
- Results type. Click to display results by type.
- Author. Click to display results by author. Click Show More to add an author.
Modified date. Drag a slider to modify date range.
- To preview a search item on a callout window, point to it, and use the available navigation or controls to view a document or play a video.
- To perform other actions, use any of the following options on the callout window:
- Edit. Click to edit the item. For Office documents, an Office Web App opens, where you can edit the document.
- Follow. Click to follow the item in Newsfeed.
- Send. Click to create an email message in your default email program with a link to the item.
View Library. Click to view the library where the item is stored.
)
)