Searching: An Overview
When searching the JMP Community, there are a few basic things you should be aware of.
You can limit the scope of your search using the dropdown list on the right of the search bar. The options change depending on what part of the Community you’re viewing.
- Search everything in the community by selecting “All Community,” which will give you results from all areas of the Community you have access to.
- Search with keywords in the Knowledge Base, Category, or Board you’re currently viewing. Please note that from the Homepage, selecting “Knowledge Base” will return results from ALL knowledge bases in the Community
- Find users, by their username
- Search in your private messages by keywords
- In the JMP Wish List, you have the option to search only the Wish List
In the drop-down, you’ll see the top results for your search. The first results will be PLACES, such as Blogs or File Exchange. The following results will be POSTS, and the first of these will be any posts recommended by JMP Staff. These RECOMMENDED posts will not be limited by the scope you selected. But the posts following them will be.
Hitting Enter in the search field, or clicking the Magnifying Glass icon will take you to the full search results page. Here, you’ll be able to further filter the results in numerous ways to make finding what you’re looking for even easier.
For a more in-depth look at searching the Community, see the Searching the Community: In-Depth video.
