To select particular navigation areas to search, set up a search
list. You can save search lists to use again later.
About this task
To create a search list:
Procedure
- Select the
Search scope
link next to the
Search
field.
The
Select Search Scope
window opens.
- Select the
Search only the following topics
radio button and click the
New
button.
The
New Search List
window opens.
- The
Topics to search
list shows all the top-level navigation areas in
your information center. Select any complete areas
that you want to include in your search.
You can also see the next level of navigation for
any navigation area by clicking on the plus sign
next to it, and you can then select navigation items
at this level that you want to include in your
search.
- Enter a name for your search list in the
List name
box, and click the
OK
button to save the list and return to the
Select Search Scope
window.
Note: All supported browsers provide the functionality
to save search lists. In some unsupported
browsers, you might find that this functionality
is not provided.
- In the
Select Search Scope
window, your new search list is highlighted. Click
the
OK
button to use this search list. Alternatively, you
can highlight another saved search list, or select
the
Search all topics
radio button to return to searching the whole
information center.
Results
The search list you select remains active until you make a
different choice of search scope. The search list that is
currently active is shown at the top of the help browser,
next to the
Search scope
link.