Which is an example of a search scope?
Typically, search scopes encompass specific topics and content sources that are important and common to users in the organization. For example, you could create a search scope for all items related to a specific project or for all items related to a specific group in the organization such as Finance or Marketing.
Where do I find the search scopes in SharePoint?
Log on to the home page of your top-level site with site collection administrator permissions. Click the Site Actions menu, choose Site Settings. On the Site Settings page, in the Site Collection Administration section, click Search scopes. On the View Scopes page, do one of the following:
How are scopes defined for federated web searches?
Federated search results come from outside your organization. You can set up scope rules for federated searches and apply them to the federated Web Part. Search scopes can be created and defined at two levels: the Search Service level and the site collection administration level.
What to do if your search engine is not indexed?
Select Search Tools > Indexing Status from the Search menu. If Outlook has not finished indexing, note the items remaining to be indexed, wait five minutes, and then check again. If the number of items did not decrease, continue to the next step.
What do you need to know about scope rules?
Scope rules define exactly which content from the search index will be included in the scope. Rules enable you to include or exclude items, such as specific sites. For example, you might have a team site that contains documents that you do not want to include in search results.
How do I access the view scopes page?
To access the View Scopes page you need to be an administrator with site collection administrator permissions. Log on to the home page of your top-level site with site collection administrator permissions. Click the Site Actions menu, choose Site Settings.