About Index and Search Services

With the powerful index and search services in Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003, you can search for people, sites, documents, or other information stored in many different locations and in a variety of formats. SharePoint Portal Server makes searches faster and more successful by using these features:

• A single location to search for information stored in many different places and in many different formats
• Keyword searches that find people, sites, documents, images, or other types of information on the portal sitete
• Topic areas that make it easy for users who are unfamiliar with other areas of the portal site to find what they need
• Automatic categorization of content
• Best Bet tagging for items that are highly relevant to a search
• Alerts that notify you of search results
• User profiles that can be searched to find people by title, location, and other details they publish

Whether you are searching for specific information or just want to browse through a group of related items, SharePoint Portal Server makes finding information easy.