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Search box locations - SharePoint Online (Modern)

When I load up a SPO site (Edge or Chrome) the search box appears on the main Office bar at the top. The sites are set to the Modern experience. Communications template sites. However, we've got ...
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search suggestion in sharepoint 2016 should come with its belonging icon

In SharePoint 2016 search box webpart, I need search suggestion with its icon like if its a .doc then document icon with text or if its an pdf or xlsx then icon of pdf or xlsx along with search ...
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Community Portal: Saving default.aspx in SharePoint Designer makes Search Box WP give error

I want to customize the Community Portal home page (default.aspx) in SharePoint Designer on a SharePoint 2016 site. I have a site collection built off of my home page using Central Admin with the ...
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Search box missing from header when navigating from team site to communication site

We are building a Sharepoint Online site for a client, and they use a communication site for their start page. On that page the search box is up in the header. They also use team sites, and on those ...
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how to center a web part in the center of sreen/web part zone

This has been asked before, yet I can't seem to get it to work. As depicted in this image, my Search Box won't center align in the Web Part or page. I tried several things... This is the latest: #...
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Linking to a webpage with a search function and auto filtering that function

In my company, there is a SharePoint site with a page with a search box on it. Underneath this box are two separate web parts, showing two separate lists. The user is asked to enter a value into the ...
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React SPFx advanced Search box and results in Modern pages [closed]

I have found a few examples of search web parts in Github and they are good as starting point, but I was wondering if there are any examples of advanced search?
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configure sharepoint online search

I am having a problem with Search online. when user enters a text like this in search box, eg. ABC-1, does not get any results back. But when user enters ABC- then the result is returned. Any idea ...
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Search vertical set result source/destination for search box

We have created two different result sources This site and Site discussions. They each point to a custom search results page on our site. That is all working well. When a search goes to the Site ...
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Search Results webpart throws error before first search

I have a Search Box web part configured for an internet search, set to output to an associated Search Results webpart, but when the page first loads the Search Results webpart throws an error. If I ...
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How to Hide search box from xsltlistviewwebpart?

We are Migrated the VS solution form 2013 to 2016. Sharepoint 2013 site searchbox are not displaying. But in 2016 site all site pages searchbox are displaying. (only searchbox present in ...
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List Search is not working in SharePoint Online

I am working in SP online. I just realized that for some lists/libraries the search box is not working at all. Suggestions? Remarks? Thanks
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How to put search box in header section of SharePoint 2013 oslo master page?

I am developing a custom design in SharePoint 2013 oslo master page. I have successfully designed with top navigation and content part. And I need to place it's default search box into header section(...
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Positioning the search box in Oslo master page

I'm using a copy of the Oslo master page with some custom css for branding. Now I'm trying to move the search box towards the center of the page, positioning it directly after the top navigation bar. ...
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Error while editing a Search Box Web Part in SharePoint 2013

We've added a Search Box web part on a page. After editing the page, when a user tries to edit the Search Box web part, it gives him error "Sorry, Something went wrong". He has 'Design' permission on ...
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Insert search box in page layout that sends results to a search results webpart in the same page layout

I have set up a page layout that lists a Group of users based on properties on the page and in their User Profiles in a Search Result Webpart. It Works a charm. But I would love to include a search ...
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Search Box Web Part Width

Could someone tell me how I can (using CSS) change the width of the Search Box web part to 550px? As you will see from the picture below, I need the width of the Search Box web part to align with the ...
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Search drop-down barely visible -- what style needs to change?

I had to move the search box into the DeltaSuiteLinks area in the topnav. The problem is now that when you begin typing a search query -- and SharePoint begins to anticipate the query in a drop-down, ...
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Doc library search box web part alter placeholder text

I'm trying to change the default text "Find a file" to something else. Does anyone have a fix for this? This solution only works up to a certain point. When a user focuses in and out of the search ...
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Search Box "Find an item"

I have added a search box for a SharePoint List I have created and I want to be able to save the filter when I edit an item. For Example, I find my name, edit that item and when I save that item I ...
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Customizing SearchBox in SharePoint 2013 Online

My customer is not happy with the current position of the SearchBox. So My job is to move it in the X (o365cs-nav) or in the Y (ms-cui-TabRowRight) position. I am looking for these positions in ...
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Showing joined list connections in search results hover

I have searched for this but haven't found any examples (maybe it's my searching abilities) but I am hoping to solve the following problem in SharePoint 2013. I am trying to replace a document ...
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SearchBoxScriptWebPart is not working properly

I have created one custom WebPart and added SearchBoxScriptWebPart inside it. Code block: <%@ Register TagPrefix="SearchWC" Namespace="Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.WebControls" Assembly="...
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Change default search box text

How can I change the default text in the site search box? I know how to do this with a search box web part but am having trouble changing the site search box. I tried changing the two control ...
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Webpart to search a Items in a list Sharepoint 2013

Is a Sharepoint 2013 has got a Search box to search items on the list. How to add this kind of webpart. Can be dowload if Yes so from where ? I must to have a textbox where I type a text and it search ...
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changing the intialprompt searchbox webpart javascript/jquery

I have a page_layout in which I plan to be used by many pages, this page layout has a searchbox webpart, at the moment it has a generic 'Search...'. However what I want is to change it so it says '...
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Edit Search Box in SharePoint Online (Office 365)

Basically, I am trying to edit the value of the search input on SharePoint Online. Instead of showing OOTB value "Search this site", I would like to show a custom text. I have found multiple ...
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Hide search box on site settings and Add an app page

I am creating a custom master page and I have a default search box in the header. I will be using same master page as site and system master page. Currently search box is visible on all pages. But "...
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Web part search box filtering wrong/another web part

I'm running SP2013 Enterprise with SP1 with publishing enabled. I have run into a very strange problem when creating a page containing two web parts refering to two document libraries. When ...
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Search URL keyword parameter reset

I have a question from a customer for search results in SharePoint 2013 on premise. When a user insert a search query in the search box, this 'search word' is automatically added to the URL (for ...
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Removing Default Search Box and "Home / Edit" link in Oslo

I want these things done for a single subsite. I needed to do some special things with searching on the site that involved basically breaking the default, built-in search box. But it still shows up. ...
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How to unhide Search - SmallSearchInputBox

I see following in the masterpage but the Search box dont show up next to global navigation. and is not hidden. visible = true too. css does not have any reference like display:none. <div id="s4-...
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Search Box disappears when I save Web Part Settings

I am checking the "display search box" option in my web part properties and clicking "ok" but the search box disappears. When I click "apply" it will show the search box, but it will disappear again ...
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Search box web part query suggestion display

2 questions pertaining to the search box web part display: 1) I have configured the search box web part to show query suggestions. My issue is when I type for example "ca" I not only get suggestions ...
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Search and display Sharepoint list through a web part

In our company we are beginning to create a knowledge base site for users to easily access information such as Client IDs. My goal is to use the search box web part to search for either a client or ...
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Catching query suggestions dropdown value

Next to search box there is a dropdown containing query suggestions (everything, people, ...). How can I catch the value of this dropdown (it is div.s) in JavaScript (jQuery). Also I want to know ...
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How do I bind JavaScript call to GetQuerySuggestion to SearchBoxEx control

Resolved below Well the title says most of it but here is the background: On the search results page, when you type in the search box it does some soap calls in JavaScript too "GetQuerySuggestion". ...
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How can I get the Search Box to honor the Search Settings?

I have a custom search results page. In 5 environments across dev and QA we can use this Search Settings site collection administration page (_layouts/enhancedSearch.aspx) to specify: Do not use ...
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