Smart Toolbar: How to Use the Search Widget : ShortPoint Support

NOTEThis feature will be released soon.

This article will demonstrate how to add the Search widget to a Design Element:

Search widget

NOTEYou can only add the Search widget to the following Design Elements: Image List, Date List, File List, Icon List, Events, Image Titles, Simple List, Tiles, or Image Caption.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prerequisites
Interactive Tutorial
Step-by-step Tutorial
Search Widget Features

Prerequisites

You must have ShortPoint version 8.4.0.0 and above installed on your SharePoint environment.
You must be a ShortPoint Designer with an active license.
You must already have any of these Design Elements on your page: Image List, Date List, File List, Icon List, Events, Image Titles, Simple List, Tiles, or Image Caption.

Interactive Tutorial

Click Get Started to learn how to use the Search widget:

NOTEYou can activate more than one widget. Check out How to Activate Multiple Smart Toolbar Widgets to learn more.

Step-by-step Tutorial

Follow the detailed guide below to learn how to add the Search widget:

Step 1: Edit the ShortPoint Web Part

Go to the SharePoint page you want to use and click Edit:

Edit

Click the close icon to close the Toolbox:

cross icon

Click the ShortPoint tag.
Select the Edit properties icon:

Edit properties icon

Step 2: Edit the Design Element

NOTEYou must already have any of these Design Elements on your page: Image List, Date List, File List, Icon List, Events, Image Titles, Simple List, Tiles, or Image Caption.

Click the Easypass tag of the Design Element you want to use. For this guide, we will use the Image List Design Element:

EasyPass

Select the cogwheel icon:

cogwheel icon

Navigate to the Toolbar tab:

Toolbar tab

Click the Search widget:

Search widget

Choose the Design Element Properties you want to be searchable (Title, Subtitle, Description, etc.):

NOTEThe choices seen in Search In depend on the Design Element you use.

design element properties

Choose the Location of the Search widget.
Click Activate:

Activate

NOTEYou can further customize the look of the Search widget using the Settings button of the Smart Toolbar. Follow the optional steps below to learn how.

(Optional) Click Back to Widgets:

Back to widgets

(Optional) Click Settings:

Settings

(Optional) Customize the Background, WidgetSize, and/or Text Color of the active widgets.

settings

Click the green check mark to apply all changes.

NOTEYou can activate more than one widget. Check out How to Activate Multiple Widgets to learn how.

Step 5: Save

Click the eye icon to see your page in real time:

eye icon

Click Save to keep your changes:

Save

That’s it! You have successfully added the Search widget to your selected Design Element. You can check the next section to see all the modifiable features available for Search.

NOTEIf you wish to remove the Search Widget, simply click the Search widget again, select Deactivate, and click the green check mark to apply changes. For more details, you can check out How to Deactivate Active Smart Toolbar Widgets.

deactivate search

Below are the features you can customize for the Search widget:

	Search In	allows you to configure which Design Element properties (Title, Subtitle, Description) you want to be searchable.
	Location	allows you to choose the position of the Search widget (Left, Right, Center, or Full-width)
	Place Holder	allows you to modify the text inside the Search widget.
	Enable Advanced Settings	when enabled, additional options will appear.
	Search Bar Size	allows you to adjust the size of the search bar.