{"id":11522,"date":"2024-10-23T13:33:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T11:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-help.metashare.com\/?page_id=11522"},"modified":"2026-05-08T23:12:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:12:37","slug":"search-for-documents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/en\/metashare\/usermanual\/introduction\/search-for-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Search for documents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From here you can search all documents that you have access to. These can reside in: a MetaShare workspace, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams or any other SharePoint site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The search for document tab looks something like this. You will most likely have other names on your columns and filters, as defined by your organization.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The page has 3 areas: results<\/a>, filters<\/a>, toolbar<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The main zone presenting a list of documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Above the list of documents you have a search box that allows you to search for documents<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While there is no search query, the documents are sorted by the Modified date in descending order. If you search for a keyword, the documents will be sorted by relevance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clicking on a document\u2019s metadata values will\u00a0filter the documents<\/a>\u00a0on the value.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Filter menu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The left zone, showing filters that you can open and select to filter the results on the value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When you open a filter, the available options are listed. You only see filters and filter values that have matching results. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you have filtered\/refined on a value, it added to the select filters, next to the search box. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tip!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You can also select a filter by clicking a value in the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Toolbar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Selecting a document will show the document\u2019s functions in the toolbar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here you find these functions, from left to right:<\/p>\n\n\n\n