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Understand how search works, page 430. Execute a simple search query, page 432. Execute a complex search query, page 433.
Understand how search works.
Execute a simple search query.
Execute a complex search query.
Two basic methods are available to find information in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. The first method is to browse a hierarchical structure of links and pages to find the information you need. The second-and often faster-method of finding information is to search for it.
Searching for information is the process of entering one or more words in the search web part to form a search query that is executed against the index built on the SharePoint servers by your System Administrators. The servers process your query and return a set of content items that match your query. These content items contain links to the documents that you want to find.
This chapter introduces the basic concepts of how to execute search queries.
Important | Before you can use the practice sites provided for this chapter, you need to install them from the book’s companion CD to their default locations. See “Using the Book’s CD” on page xix for more information. |
Important | Remember to use your SharePoint site location in place of http://wideworldmporters in the following exercises. |