Chapter 14: Working with Search

Overview

Thus far, this book has covered the various ways you can store and interact with documents and content via SharePoint 2007. Once you configure your system to fit your business requirements, you need to configure the system so that users can easily find the information.

In this chapter, you discover various built-in search features. You then learn what configuration alternatives you, the SharePoint administrator, have on both the site and server level to meet the needs of your organization. Some of the topics covered in this chapter include:

• Using the Basic Search interface

• Using the Advanced Search interface

• Promoting properties for use in advanced search

• Using the People Search

• Creating custom keywords and best bets for search results

• Defining custom content sources

• Creating custom search scopes

• Working with the various search Web Parts

After reading this chapter, you should feel comfortable managing the search experience available within your SharePoint environment.