To enable search on your new columns they will have to be indexed.

  1. Navigate to your Documents library > Library settings. Non-Classic SharePoint Experience: Select the cog icon and Library settings.
  2. Scroll down to Columns and select Indexed columns.
  3. Select Create a new index and add your new column.

How do I add a search bar to SharePoint library?

Method 2: Document Library Search Box (The more effective method)

  1. Navigate to the root of the Document Library.
  2. You will notice a search window present in the header portion of the document library (to the right of where all the views are.
  3. Type the text/keyword you are looking for.
  4. Hit Enter.
  5. Search box library.

How do I search a document library in SharePoint?

However, site owners and site collection administrators can modify what content appears in the search results.

  1. How to Add/Exclude Sites in Search Results.
  2. How to Add/Exclude Content in a List/Library in Search Results.
  3. How to Exclude Content in Columns From Search Results.
  4. How to Document Search in SharePoint Online.

Can you search document content in SharePoint?

SharePoint’s search engine goes through all sites, pages, wikis, lists, libraries, folders, and files in SharePoint. SharePoint searches the full text of documents as well as their metadata.

How do I add a search engine to SharePoint?

Create a custom search results page:

  1. Login to Office 365 and open the “Admin” app:
  2. Open the “SharePoint” admin center:
  3. Open “search” settings.
  4. Open “Search Center Settings”:
  5. Copy the “Search Center URL” and open it in a new tab.
  6. Enter a search query and press enter or click the magnifying glass.

How do I add a search to a SharePoint list?

Search for items in a list

  1. Open the list you want to search in.
  2. Select the Search box at the top of app window.
  3. Enter the word or words you want to search for.
  4. Select any item in that list to open that item and see all its details.

How do I create a search engine in SharePoint 2013?

Create and Configure Search Centers and Search Pages

  1. In SharePoint 2013/2016, go to Central Administration / Application Management.
  2. In Office 365, go to Admin / SharePoint Admin Center / Site Collections.
  3. Then choose “Create Site Collection”
  4. Specify the Title and URL.
  5. Select the language.

What is a search vertical in SharePoint?

About search verticals in SharePoint Server In SharePoint Server, search verticals are displayed in the Search Navigation Web Part. There are four default search verticals: Everything, People, Conversations, and Videos. When users click one of these search verticals, it will in fact move to a new page.