Search Preferences

The Search Preferences page allows you to personalize what your search results look like. You can limit your search by object type and language, specify the number of results you want to see on each page, and manage your saved searches, as follows:

1. By default, the portal searches all types of objects. To restrict your search results to particular types, in the Result Types section, clear the box next to the type you do not want returned:
   

   Result Type	Description
   Documents	Returns documents from the portal Directory.
   Knowledge Directory Folders	Returns folders from the portal Directory.
   Users	Returns portal users.
   Communities	Returns communities.
   Community Pages	Returns pages in a community
   Portlets	Returns portlets.
   Collaboration Items	Returns documents, discussions, and task lists from Collaboration Server.
   Publisher Items	Returns documents from Publisher.

    

2. By default, the portal returns results in all languages. To restrict your search results to just the language you chose on the Locale Settings page, click Just my default portal language.

3. In the Results per page drop-down list, choose how many search results to display on each page.

4. Under Saved Searches you see any searches you have previously saved:

• To delete a saved search, select Delete next to the search you want to delete. When you click Finish, that search will be deleted.

• To rename a saved search, edit the saved search name in the box.

5. When you are done, click Finish to save your settings, or click Cancel to revert to your previous settings.

• To display the page associated with this help:

1. In the portal banner, click My Account.

2. On the My Account page, click Search Preferences.

Tip: You can also access the Search Preferences page by clicking Basic Search Preferences from the Basic Search page.