How to access Search Query Analytics and Reports in SharePoint Online
One of the administrative tasks you might be doing in your SharePoint is to track the users’ search queries. As your users create sites and content and then search for…
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How to search for files in Microsoft Teams
I devoted many posts on my blog to explain how SharePoint search works. However, the reality is – many users these days live and breathe inside Microsoft Teams. So today,…
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10 search commands you need to know to find anything in SharePoint
One of the common complaints from users after they have migrated content to SharePoint/Teams/OneDrive is that it is impossible to find the content they are looking for. Search results are…
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5 ways to optimize search in SharePoint Online
Once organizations migrate their files and folders to SharePoint Online and establish an Intranet portal/presence, the next step is usually Search Optimization. With all the content migrated and new content…
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How to set up Acronyms in SharePoint Online Search & Intelligence Center
I remember when I worked in the corporate world, one thing I hated when joining a new organization was all these mysterious company-specific acronyms. You would sit in a meeting,…
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How to search for files of certain file size in SharePoint Online
I had an interesting question being asked by one of my clients the other day. They were running into storage issues and needed to identify all the files with large…
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Why you need to reindex SharePoint Document Libraries
If you are working a lot in SharePoint Search Schema, you will need to get familiar with the concept of reindexing. In this article, I would like to explain to…
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How to Promote Search Results in SharePoint via the Bookmarks feature
One cool capability we now have in modern SharePoint Online is the ability to promote specific results when users search for something. SharePoint is a massive content management system containing…
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How to promote search results via the Q&A (Questions and Answers) feature in SharePoint Online
A while back, I introduced you to various configuration options available within Search & Intelligence Admin Center. This is where you can configure, improve and optimize the out-of-the-box search experience…
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How to add an Alias to Managed Properties in SharePoint Online
As I documented in an earlier post, if you want to take full advantage of managed properties, you must rely on both auto-created and refinable managed properties in SharePoint Online.…
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Managed Properties characteristics explained: Searchable vs. Queryable vs. Retrievable vs. Refinable
If you were brave enough to dive into the world of managed and crawled properties, you probably have seen the various characteristics of the managed properties when creating or using…
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2 ways to access the SharePoint Search Schema
I recently wrote a series of articles on SharePoint Crawled and Managed Properties. Understanding how those work will help you build custom queries and searches on your SharePoint sites. An…
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I’m Greg Zelfond, a U.S. based SharePoint consultant, and I provide affordable out-of-the-box SharePoint consulting, training, and configuration assistance to small and medium-sized businesses all over the world.
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