Microsoft local search

Feedback will be sent to Microsoft: By pressing the submit button, your feedback will be used to improve Microsoft products and services. Privacy policy. Microsoft Search helps you find what you need to complete what you're working on.

Whether you're searching for people, files, organization charts, sites, or answers to common questions, you can use Microsoft Search throughout your workday to get answers. Microsoft Search helps users find the right answers, people, and content to complete their tasks in the app they're already working in.

In Bing , users use the same search box as for web searches. In the Office apps, users find the Microsoft Search box in the header bar. It looks like this:. When users click in the Search box, search suggests results based on their previous activity in Office and based on content that's trending in your organization. Search considers activities such as files they were working on recently, commands they've used recently, and people they collaborate with.

As users start typing in the Search box, the suggested results update. Users can open search results right from the Search box. Here's an example of a search in SharePoint. If the suggestions in the search box aren't what users are looking for, Enter opens the full list of results.

They can use metadata such as who last modified the item and when and where the item is located to determine if it's what they're looking for. Search across Microsoft from any Microsoft Search box — Users can search from any Microsoft Search box and get quickly back to what they were doing. Easy to search — Microsoft Search suggests results based on users' previous activity in Office , right in the Search box.

Find shared files — Microsoft Search uses advanced query understanding to make finding shared files simple. Build location-aware apps and experiences that show users the best local businesses or points of interest nearby.

Real estate and retail planning — Display the local businesses or Points of Interest POI in the area near a real estate location or potential retail site. Find a location based on coordinates and other values like postal code, address, and query string. Give users context about what's nearby with a comprehensive description of their location with points of interest. Provides insights into businesses and entities that can be reached by car, on foot, or public transit.

Get Started Contact Sales. Nearby searches are on the rise. High-powered business search Tap into the same vast local business dataset that powers local search on Bing. Allow users to type queries in a natural, unstructured way with free-form text search e. Specify business categories to enable business search e. For creating and managing answers, see Plan your content. If you'd like to learn more about how your users will use Microsoft Search, see the following articles:.

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