Configure the Search Center portlet
This topic gives an overview of how you configure the Search Center.
The Search Center is installed and ready to use in a default portal installation. It is available to authenticated users through the search box in the portal theme header action bar. Users can use the Search Center for basic searches.
You do not need to configure the Search Center.
The Search Center provides scopes for users to select different sources for the search. For search collections provided by Portal Search you can configure the scopes in the two following ways:
- Each individual search collection is available through its own selection option in the scope pull-down menu.
- All search collections are available through the All Sources selection option in the pull-down menu.
You can configure additional scopes.
You can use the Search Center with external search services with different languages.
Parent topic
Administering Portal Search
Related tasks
Manage search scopes and custom links
Related reference
Hints and tips for using Portal Search
Related information
Search Center