How do I exclude words from a SharePoint search?

  1. Go to the search results page.
  2. Edit the page.
  3. Edit the search result webparts.
  4. Click change query.
  5. Add (and -How do I) to exclude the keyword from the search see image below.

How do I enable people search in SharePoint online?

Please following steps:

  1. Go to the home.aspx and edit page.
  2. On the Quick links web part, click on “+ Add links”
  3. Select From a link and type the following link: [link to the site]/_layouts/15/search.aspx/people.
  4. Publish/Republish page.

How do I set up a SharePoint search?

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 do I create an advanced search in SharePoint online?

0) Make sure the property you want to work with does exist as a Managed Property.

  1. Open the “Advanced Search” page (usually the URL is http://[your-search-center-url]/Pages/advanced.aspx.
  2. Click on “Edit” page.
  3. Once in edit mode, open the “Advanced Search” box web part’s properties.

How do I archive a site in SharePoint online?

Archive SharePoint using an Archive Library Another option to archive SharePoint data is to move data to another library. Create a new library or directory with the name “Archive” and a “Status” label. Add documents that you wish to archive to this library in the same site via the browser.

How does the 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.

Which SharePoint search experience do users get?

Which search experience your users get depends on where they search from: Users get the Microsoft Search box on the SharePoint start page, hub sites, communication sites, and modern team sites. Users get the classic search box on publishing sites, classic team sites, and in the SharePoint Search Center.

Why is SharePoint search so important?

When it comes to SharePoint, finding relevant content can make or break the success of the platform for the organization. As SharePoint keeps growing exponentially with content being thrown at it, SharePoint Search becomes one of its most important features.

How do I search for a specific site?

I am talking about the Search box that you can see in the upper-right hand corner of each site. Once you type a keyword in there, the search displays the results that are found on the site and subsites.

Can I Turn on or off the search experience?

As a search administrator, you can’t turn either of these search experiences on or off. They’re both on by default. Which search experience your users get depends on where they search from: