On the search results page, click the Settings menu, and then click Edit Page. In the Refinement Web Part, click the Web Part Menu, and then click Edit Web Part. In the Web Part tool pane, click Choose Refiners.

What are refiners in SharePoint?

The feature of search refiners has been in SharePoint since the version of 2010. In SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2016 and Office 365 we have deep refiners, which means each result in the result set is processed, calculated and used when calculating the refiners.

How do I search metadata in SharePoint?

How to search files in SharePoint using Library Search Box

  1. Navigate to the root of the Document Library.
  2. You will notice a search window present in the header portion of the document library (to the right of where all the views are.
  3. Type the text/keyword you are looking for.
  4. Hit Enter.
  5. Search box library.

How do I create a custom search result in SharePoint online?

Create a custom search results page:

  1. Login to Office 365 and open the “Admin” app:
  2. Open the “SharePoint” admin center:
  3. Open “search” settings.
  4. Open “Search Center Settings”:
  5. Copy the “Search Center URL” and open it in a new tab.
  6. Enter a search query and press enter or click the magnifying glass.

Is there a search function on SharePoint?

Search in SharePoint enables users to find relevant information more quickly and easily than ever before and makes it easy for Search administrators to customize the search experience. It also provides several API sets for more advanced customizations and solutions.

How do I search a document in SharePoint?

The easiest way to search for documents in SharePoint Online is to use the search bar at the top of your site. By typing a phrase up here, SharePoint will show you a selection of files and folders that are related to your search query.

How do I add a search function in SharePoint?

To add a Search Box Web Part On the search results page, click Settings, and then click Edit Page. The search results page opens in Edit mode. Click Add a Web Part. In the Categories group under the ribbon, click Search.

How do I change search settings in SharePoint?

Specify search settings for a site collection

  1. On the site, select Settings.
  2. Under Site Collection Administration, click Search Settings.
  3. To specify a Search Center, in the Search Center URL box, type the URL of the Search Center site.

How does SharePoint search function work?

How search works

  1. Search crawls the lists and libraries and adds the site columns and values to the search index.
  2. In the search index, site columns are mapped to managed properties.
  3. When a user enters a query in a search box, the query is sent to the search index.

How do I configure SharePoint search?