Creating a searchable FAQ section in sharepoint 2010

Question

How can i create a FAQ section that I can use a basic search web part to search through the FAQ and display the most relevant results.

I am new to sharepoint and need some guidance, thanks.

Answer 1

The easiest way to setup a FAQ in SharePoint is to use a custom list. I've written up a guide to doing this on my blog: http://thechriskent.com/2012/03/09/simple-sharepoint-faq-in-5-minutes/

To summarize:

1. Create a custom list. Name it FAQ or something.
2. Edit the Title column and rename it Question.
3. Add a new Column of type Multi-Line Text and name it Answer
4. Modify the default view to only show those 2 columns and set the style to Newsletter.

In order to search it, the search box at the top of the view page will default to just searching the list. So as long as a crawl has run, your items should show up. If you'd like to get fancier, you could specify a scope just for that list and add a custom search page.