You can use the search box on the toolbar to search for files, sites, and people.
Type your search into the search box, and a list of matching files, sites, and people will be shown as you type.
If you’re in a site you can clickSearch all content orSearch in **sitename** to search all sites or just the site you’re in. Private sites that you’re not a member of, and their files, aren’t shown.
There are lots ofsearch tips available, including:
* to complete a word if you don’t know the full word you’re searching for. For example, both*resco andalf* will show results foralfresco.OR and surround your search with brackets, for example,(big OR red). If you don’t use brackets, search results are returned containing bothbig andred.The five most relevant files, sites, and people are shown, but you can clickMore to see further results.
You can either:
Note: Wiki pages and blog postings are shown under along with other files. Previews aren’t shown for calendar events, site-related web links, discussion topics, or data lists and list items. You need to press Enter to search for them.
If you press Enter in the Search box then all the files and folders found by your search are shown.
You can now:
Select multiple results and clickSelected Items to select an action option.
Tip: The main file actions are available here, but you may find more options available when you preview the file.
You can delete a file this way but the search results won’t be updated until you run a new search.
Note: Click theSearch in menu to search in all sites or just in the site you’re in.
If you’re aSearch Manager super user then you’ll have an additionalSearch Manager option you can click where you can create new search filters.
As well as the search box on the toolbar, there are also additional advanced search features for findingpeople,sites, andcontent.
Tip: If a file is a Microsoft Office, PDF, or other text-based file type (not an image or video) then you can also click
on the file preview to search for text in the file.
There are multiple options you can use to make your search more specific.
Note: File and folder names have additional search support for product names, product codes, camel case word extraction, general file naming conventions and more.
| To search for | Enter the search criteria | This searches |
|---|---|---|
| the wordbanana anywhere it exists | bananaor =banana | names, titles, descriptions, and content |
| the exact phrasebanana peel anywhere it exists | banana peel | names, titles, descriptions, and content |
| the wordsbanana,peel, andslippery where they all appear together in any order or position | banana AND peel AND slippery | names, titles, descriptions, and content |
| content containing any of the wordsbanana,peel, andslippery | banana peel slipperyor banana OR peel OR slippery | names, titles, descriptions, and content |
| the wordbanana where it is used in a title | title:banana | titles |
| the wordbanana where it is used in a name | name:banana | names of folders and content items in the library; wiki page titles |
| the wordbanana where it is used in the description | description:banana | descriptions of folders and content items in the library; descriptions of data lists |
| the wordbanana where it is used in site content | TEXT:banana | wiki pages, blog postings, content items, and discussion items and replies |
| content created on September 26, 2011 | created:"2011-09-26" | wiki pages, blog postings, library folders, content items, events, links, discussion topics, and data lists. You can search just by year, or go down to month and day level. |
| content created between September 26 and September 30, 2011 | created:["2011-09-26" to "2011-09-30"] | wiki pages, blog postings, library folders, content items, events, links, discussion topics, and data lists. You can search just by year, or go down to month and day level. |
| any content modified on September 26, 2011 | modified:"2011-09-26" | wiki pages, blog postings, library folders, content items, events, links, discussion topics, and data lists. You can search just by year, or go down to month and day level. |
| any content modified between September 26 and September 30, 2011 | modified:["2011-09-26" to "2011-09-30"] | wiki pages, blog postings, library folders, content items, events, links, discussion topics, and data lists. You can search just by year, or go down to month and day level. |
| any content created by a specific user | creator:<username> | wiki pages, blog postings, library folders, content items, events, links, discussion topics, and data lists. |
| any content modified by a specific user | modifier:<username> | wiki pages, blog postings, library folders, content items, events, links, discussion topics, and data lists. |
| any content containing the letter sequenceuse. The results returned will include references touse,user,reuse, etc. | TEXT:*use* | wiki pages, blog postings, library folders, content items, and discussion topics. |
You can search for sites using the search box on the toolbar or you can use the Site Finder to get more detailed site information.
From the search results you can navigate to a site, join or leave sites, and delete a site (managers only).
Open theSites menu and clickSite Finder.
Type a full or partial site name in the search box.
Tip: Leave the search box empty to display all sites you have permission to access.
The search looks for sites starting with your search criteria, so entering the search criteriaawe won’t find the siteProject Awesome. If you add*, so your search criteria is*awe, then you will find the site.
ClickSearch.
A list of sites matching your criteria is shown. This list includes public sites, moderated public sites, sites you created, and private sites that you belong to. To the right of a site, the actionsJoin andRequest to Join indicate you are not a site member; the actionLeave indicates you are a site member.
You can search for people using the search box on the toolbar or you can use the People Finder to get more detailed user information.
When you find the user you are looking for you can use the Follow/Unfollow option. You can also view their user profile.
ClickPeople on the toolbar.
Type a full or partial name in the search box.
You must enter at least one character. The search is not case sensitive.
The search looks for user names starting with your search criteria, so entering the search criteria 1 won’t find the user User1. If you add*, so your search criteria is*1, then you will find the user.
Note: See the search tips provided on the People Finder page to perform more complex searches.
ClickSearch.
In the results list, click a user name to display that user’s profile.
When you search for a user, you can view their profile details.
The profile details are organized across several pages:
Use the search box in the toolbar to access the advanced search.
Click
in the search box then clickAdvanced Search.
The Advanced Search screen displays.
Choose a search type:
Enter your search criteria.
To search by modification date, click the calendar icon to select a date from a calendar.
To search by the user who last modified the content, enter the appropriate user name in theModifier field.
Tip: You can type* to complete a word if you don’t know the full word you’re searching for. For example, both*resco andalf* will show results foralfresco.
ClickSearch.
All the files and folders found by your search are shown. You can now:
Tip: You can delete a file this way but the search results won’t be updated until you run a new search.