Module 1: SharePoint 2013 Search and the Role of the Search Administrator

• Who is this class for?
• Prerequisites
• SharePoint 2013 versions
• Search Features by Edition
• Search Limitations

Module 2: Using Search as an End User

• Search FAQ
• Basic Search Techniques
• Files in Libraries vs. Files as Attachments
• Using Property Restrictions and Managed Properties
• Using Wildcards
• Using Search Verticals and Result Sources
• Search for People
• The Advanced Search Page
• Search Preferences
• The OneDrive Pro Query Box
• Lab: Using Search as an End User

Module 3: Search Administration – Part 1

• File Types
• Create and Deploy a Thesaurus
• Custom Entity Extraction

Module 4: Search Administration – Part 2

• Crawling Content
• Search Schemas, Crawled Properties and Managed Properties
• Working with the „unused” default Managed Properties
• Working with Result Sources
• Query Suggestions
• Spelling Suggestions
• Company Name Extraction
• Authoritative Pages
• Query Rules
• Result Removal
• Hiding Lists, Libraries, and Sites from Search
• Lab: Search Administration – Part 2

Module 5: Customizing Search and Search Results Web Pages

• Out of the Box Pages and Site Templates
• Customizing Search Verticals
• Creating a Custom Search Vertical
• The Query Builder
• Customizing Search Pages
• Customizing the Advanced Search Page
• Working with the Search Web Parts
• Customize Search Result Types
• Lab: Customizing Search and Search Results Web Pages

Module 6: Monitoring Search

• Search Reporting
• User Activity

Module 7: Using PowerShell, JavaScript and C# to Search SharePoint (Optional)

• Search Driven Content Web Parts
• PowerShell
• JavaScript and jQuery
• Web Services
• C#
• CSOM – Client Side Object MOdel