The search feature in MOSS 2007 is extremely powerful and can be configured in various ways that include searching your current list, document library and site, and normal network shares.

Most websites let you search the site. You will see that there is a search box in the top right of most of the pages in SharePoint. Users can use this search box to search the site or list that they're viewing.

Scenario

You are planning a lesson on trench warfare, and you want to see if there are already some resources available.

You could just go to the history document library and browse for all documents that have trench and warfare in the title. And you would find some results, but what if the title is WW2? What if the English department have some war poetry resources?

The steps below will show you how to search just document libraries and lists, the current site you are in and the whole SharePoint Portal

1. The image below shows a History Document Library, that has lots of resources in it.

2. In the search box enter 'trench warfare' and the results will be displayed. The result page shows the user the following:

· Title of the resource

· Some instances of the search criteria – trench warfare

· Location of the resource

But what about the possible English resources?

On the top navigation bar you will see a search tab. By pressing the search tab button you will be taken to the Search Centre

3. In the search box enter war and press the magnifying glass. Your results will show information from any where on the portal that has the word 'war' in it.