Searching in the Files module allows a user to target specific file(s), ensuring quick access. In the upper right-hand corner of the Files module is a search box:
This searches file and folder names in the folder that is open; however if you press Enter it will search the entire site, including all parent and subfolders.
'Type ahead' file name matching
If you type at least three characters in the search box, all files and subfolders in the current folder that have a name that matches the search text are shown.
The match must occur at the beginning of a word, for example, typing 'agree' will match the file "Merger Agreement" but typing 'ment' will not. All search is case insensitive.
To display all files and folders again, delete the search parameters you entered into the search box.
Full site search
To search all of the files in the site, instead of matching against file and folder names in the current folder, enter the search terms in the search box and press Enter on your keyboard. The results will be displayed in the search results page:
To return from the search results, click Back in your browser, or navigate back to the folder you were in.
Search options
To access the search options, click Filter next to the search box:
Please note that the number of results is limited to approximately 500. If you have more than 490 results showing, this may mean there are more than this number of results in total, but some are omitted for performance or security reasons. You can use the available filters to narrow your search criteria.
File types, tags & author
File types, Status, Tags & Author allow you to filter searches and ensure you see the results they want. Below are two examples (File types and tags):
Advanced search
Click Advanced Search, to open the advanced search form in a new page. Advanced search is discussed in more detail here.
Searching from the top navigation bar
The top navigation bar includes 'Quick search' that can search all content on the instance.
