This module introduces students to planning a search strategy, conducting searches, and creating and editing indexes for searching. After completing this module, students will be able to: Discuss the three search options in Microsoft® SharePoint™ Portal Server 2001, use the two Search Web Parts to perform simple and advanced searches, and apply various techniques for maximizing search results. Explain the processing steps that are performed on a search query as it is passed to the index, discuss how to optimize search performance by setting the query time-out and setting the maximum number of search results, and configure Best Bets, the thesaurus, and noise word files | MICROSOFT AND CERTIFICATION Official Curriculum Module 7 Searching for Content Contents Overview 1 Performing Searches by Using the Dashboard Site 2 Demonstration Searching and Search Results 9 Optimizing Search Performance and Administering Search Features 14 Multimedia The Search Process 18 Lab A Searching for Content 28 Review 37 Microsoft Information in this document is subject to change without notice. The names of companies products people characters and or data mentioned herein are fictitious and are in no way intended to represent any real individual company product or event unless otherwise noted. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation. If however your only means of access is electronic permission to print one copy is hereby granted. Microsoft may have patents patent applications trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document. Except as expressly provided in any written license agreement from Microsoft the furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property. 2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft Active Directory Active X FrontPage JScript MS-DOS NetMeeting Outlook PowerPoint SharePoint Windows Windows NT Visio Visual Basic Visual SourceSafe Visual Studio and Win32 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the . and or other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Module 7 Searching for Content iii Instructor Notes Presentation 60 Minutes This module introduces students to planning a search strategy conducting searches and creating and editing indexes for searching. Lab After
