Search Results

This page displays the results of your search. Depending on how many and what type of results are returned, you see different functionality on this page.

This topic discusses:

• Viewing Search Results
• Saving Your Search Query
• Searching Again

Viewing Search Results

The search results provide different information depending on the types of objects returned:

• Number: The rank of the search result according to its relevance to your search query; 1 indicates the most relevant result.
• Icon: The icon associated with the type of search result (for example, document or user).
• Name: The name of the document or object. Click the name to view the document or object.
• Last modified: The date when the document or object was last saved.
• View Properties: Click this link to view the properties of the document or object (for example, author and creation date). Does not display for Collaboration Server or Content Server items.
• Folder: The folder in which the document or object is stored. Click the folder name to open the folder. Displays only for documents from the Knowledge Directory.
• Go to Project: Click this link to navigate to the Collaboration Server project in which the document is stored. Displays only for Collaboration Server items.
• Excerpts: Excerpts from the content of the document or object with your search text highlighted. Displays only for documents.
• Description: The description of the object. Displays only for users.

If your search returns more than 10 results, you see the 10 highest-ranking results. To view additional results, you can view the next 10 results by clicking Next page, or you can view another set of 10 results by clicking a page number. If there are more than 10 pages of results, click more to see additional page numbers.

By default, all results are displayed. To limit the results to just those of a particular object type, in the View by Object Type drop-down list, select the type of object you want to view and click Go.

Saving Your Search Query

To save your search query:

1. In the Search Again section, click Save this Search.

2. On the Save this Search page, type a name for this search and click Save.

Your saved searches are available through the Portal Search portlet. To learn how to add this portlet to your My Page, refer to Add Portlets.

Note: You can save a search only when all results are displayed.

Searching Again

To perform a new search or to search within your results:

1. In the Search again drop-down list, select Entire Portal if you want to perform a new search or Within Results if you want to restrict your search to your search results.

2. In the text box, type the text for which you want to search.

3. Click Search.

To perform an advanced search, which allows you search for text and properties and to limit your search to particular types of objects and to particular areas of the portal, click Advanced Search to display the Advanced Search page. For more information, see Advanced Search.

To see a list of access keys that allow you to navigate the portal with your keyboard, refer to Access Keys.

To learn about the functions available at the top of the portal, refer to My Home, My Account, Logging Off, Help, and Searching.

To learn about the My Pages menu, refer to My Pages.

To learn about the My Communities menu, refer to My Communities.

To learn about the Directory menu, refer to Browse Directory.