Search webpart within content query webpart

James Pun

Currently I have a Content Query webpart which lists all the Forms (contained in a Document Library).

Background

1.Created a page.

2. Added a Content Query webpart to the page.

3. List of Form(as part of Content Query webpart) is displayed.

Plan

I would like to include a Search webpart to search for any text on the newly created page (where the list of forms is derived from the Content Query Webpart).

Questions

1. Can it be done?

2. If yes, which Search webpart can I use to search for text within that page which has extracted a list of forms using the Content Query webpart?

3. If the way I have intended it to work is not right, what is the correct approach?

Thanks.

James

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Abhijeet Jadhav7y ago
Accepted answer
Hi James,
If you want to search within only one given document library, try below steps if you havent tried this already.

1) On your newly created page(List.aspx), add the document library webpart(in which your forms reside). Add webpart -->Category -->Apps --> Select Document library
2)From the webpart dropdown menu -->"Edit the webpart".
3) In the Toolbar option, select "No Toolbar"
4) In the Miscellaneous section click on "Display search box" , PFB screenshot:

4) Click on OK and save the page.

Now you will be able to search within the document library using this search box.

Do let me know if this helps.
James Pun7y ago
Hi Abhijeet,
Thank you so much for your response. I much prefer your solution in terms of simplicity.

James
James Pun7y ago
Hi Abhijeet,
I am only interested in searching for text in only one(1) ASPX page which has a Query webpart which lists all the forms (Excel, Word or PDF) from the Document Library. I am not interested in results from other pages from the site.

For example, the page (List.aspx) has the following forms listed.

Finance
- Request for new account
- Request for Reimbursement
- Request for Travel Allowance
On that page (List.aspx), I want to add a Search webpart (which I am not sure which one that can do the job) which only searches for text within that List.aspx page and not other pages from the Site.

Hopefully, the above has given you some idea of what I am trying to achieve.
Abhijeet Jadhav7y ago
Hi James,
As per my understanding of the problem, you are looking for the content on the newly created page to be displayed in your search results, Right?

PFB link to show content on a aspx pages to be included in the search results:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/make-site-content-searchable#show-contents-of-aspx-pages-in-search-results
James Pun7y ago
Hi Abhjeet,
Thank you for your query.

All the uploaded forms into the Document Library used by our users are externally created documents in MS-Word, MS-Excel and PDF format.

Thanks.

James
Abhijeet Jadhav7y ago
Hi James,
What type for forms are uploaded in Document library, InfoPath? What is the file extention of the forms uploaded in Document library?