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This video shows you how to perform an advanced search to find information that is relevant to you.
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Table 1: Welcome

Step	Audio	Onscreen action
1.1	Advanced search lets you filter the search results to find the information that is most relevant to you.	The Welcome screen displays. (c) Copyright IBM Corporation 2012

Table 2: Performing an advanced search

Step	Audio	Onscreen action
2.1	You can perform an advanced search from anywhere in IBM Connections using the search control in the navigation bar.	The Home page displays. Select All Connections > Advanced.
2.2	Choose the applications that you want to search, and whether to search all content or just the content that is related to you.	The following list of applications displays: Activities Blogs Bookmarks Communities Files Forums Profiles Wikis Status Updates The following options also display: Select All Unselect All Search ALL content Search MY content
2.3	Define the scope of your search by filling out one or more of the fields provided.	The following fields display: Keywords Tags Person Title or File Name
2.4	You can find content that contains a specific keyword or is associated with a specific tag.	Enter marketing in the Keywords field. Enter marketing in the Tags field.
2.5	You can search for content authored by a specific person, or search for a specific title or file name.	Mouse over the following fields: Person Title or File Name
2.6	Click Search when you are ready to submit your search query.	Click Search.

Table 3: Working with your search results

Step	Audio	Onscreen action
3.1	Your search results are displayed in order of relevance.	The Search Results page displays.
3.2	You can browse through the list or use the filters provided to help you find the information that you need.	Scroll down the list of results. Expand the Filter by drop-down menu to display the following options: All Results Public Content My Content
3.3	Your search term is highlighted to make it easy for you to see at a glance whether it is being used in a relevant context.	The search term is highlighted with a blue background in each of the search results.
3.4	The latest status update displays before the list of search results when it is relevant to your search query.	The Latest Status Update area displays before the list of search results.
3.5	An icon next to each result identifies which IBM Connections application is associated with that result.	An application icon displays next to each search result.
3.6	Use the application filters in the navigation sidebar to display the results for a specific application.	The following application options display in the navigation sidebar: All Results Activities Blogs Bookmarks Communities Files Forums Profiles Wikis Status Updates Select Activities.
3.7	Additional filter options are available on each page to help you narrow down the scope of your results even more.	Select Communities from the navigation sidebar. Select My Communities from the Filter by list. Select Content from Communities from the Show list.
3.8	You can sort your search results by different criteria, such as date or relevance.	When Communities is selected, the Sort by options include: Relevance Date
3.9	These criteria change depending on the application you select.	Select Blogs from the navigation sidebar. The Sort by options include: Relevance Date Comments Likes
3.10	Use the filters under the navigation sidebar to refine your search results.	The following filters display: Tags People Dates
3.11	You can further narrow your search results to content tagged with a specific keyword or tag.	Expand the Tags area.
3.12	Add related tags if you want to refine your search even more.	Select customer from the Related Tags list.
3.13	If you find that the addition of too many tags is restricting the scope of your results, you can remove tags as needed.	Click Remove this filter next to customer.
3.14	Use the People filter to display the search results associated with a specific person.	Move the slider in the People filter to show more people associated with the search results. Select Samantha Daryn from the list.
3.15	The Dates filter displays the results for a specific year and month.	Expand the Dates filter. A list of years displays. Each year can be expanded to show a list of months.
3.16	An additional filter is available when you view the status updates returned by your search. Use the Trending widget to view the latest hot topics in your organization. You can select a topic trend to display the search results that are associated with that trend.	Select Status Updates. The Trending widget displays after the Tags widget. The widget displays the following list of hot topics: campaign marketing tips
3.17	When you see a search result that looks like it might be relevant to you, click the link to take a closer look.	Click a search result. The search result opens in the same page.

Table 4: Conclusion

Step	Audio	Onscreen action
4.1	So start using Search to find the information that you need!	The Closing screen displays.
4.2	For more information about Search, click the Help link in the product.	The Closing screen displays.