# Search Settings
### Overview
Within this section, admins can tailor the search experience according to the company's preferences and requirements. From refining search results to enhancing the user interface, these settings allow admins to optimize the search functionality for efficiency and convenience.
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### Search Settings
Utilize these settings to tailor search results for users based on various benchmarks:
#### Show images and icons for search results
Toggle the display of icons or images shown before search results in both predictive look-ahead and full results pages.
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#### Show System File Results in Global Search
Include system files and folders in your search across network and team drives. This ensures comprehensive search results that encompass all relevant files and documents.
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#### Hide Certain File Types From Search Results
Admins can control the visibility of selected file types and folders in search results using the **‘Hide certain file types and folders from search results’** setting. When enabled, the selected file types and folders will be excluded from both predictive look-ahead and the main search results page.
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These files **remain accessible** through the Files module or direct links, subject to user permissions
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#### Include Archived Items in Search Results
Display archived results in search queries. This feature ensures that historical or inactive content remains accessible when needed. This can be configured for view by everyone or network and company admins only.
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#### Hide the Team-Specific Search Bar
Admins can centrally control whether the team-level search bar is visible inside Groups, Projects, Departments, and Opportunities — encouraging users to rely on Global Search for a more unified and accurate search experience.
When team-level search is disabled, users no longer see a search bar within team views. Global Search remains fully available from the main header and is unaffected in behaviour, results, or availability.
The setting applies consistently across web and mobile (iOS and Android) — team-level search is hidden on mobile team views when disabled.
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This change is UI-level visibility control only. Search indexing logic, permissions, and result ranking are completely unchanged.
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#### Show Deactivated Users in Search Results
Content from deactivated users can be included in search results, providing comprehensive visibility across your user base.
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#### Enable Multilingual Search
Multilingual search capability allows searches to be conducted across different languages, accommodating diverse user needs and content sources.
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### Location-Based Facets
#### **Enable Location Facets**
Implementing location-based facets for employees allows companies to tailor internal communications, resource allocation, and support services more effectively. By understanding where employees are located, companies can:
* Optimize office space, equipment distribution, and training sessions, ensuring resources are allocated efficiently and minimizing waste.
* Deliver localized information, such as updates on office closures due to local events or changes in transportation options, fostering community and enhancing engagement among employees in each region.
#### **Key Differentiators from Regular Search Results**
* **Location Filters in Search Results:** Employees can use location-based filters (e.g., "My Location") to refine search results. This ensures they see content specific to their region, improving relevance and usability.
* For example, a user in Pune searching for "Holidays" might initially see results for both "Pune Holidays" and "Seattle Holidays." By applying the "My Location" filter, they would only see "Pune Holidays." Similarly, a user in Seattle would see "Seattle Holidays" after applying the same filter.
* **Personalized Experience:** Location-based facets help employees find information faster by prioritizing content tailored to their geographical context, reducing irrelevant results.
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### Advanced Search Bar Functionality
MangoApps provides support for a variety of search operators to enhance your search experience, both in simple and advanced searches. These operators allow for precise control over your search queries, enabling you to find the most relevant information efficiently.
#### Simple Searches
* **AND**: Supported as the default conjunction for searches.
* **OR**: Supported for combining search terms.
* **NOT**: Supported, with both `NOT` and `-` performing the same function.
* **Grouping (Parentheses)**: Supported, allowing the combination of multiple operators and terms.
* **Phrase Searches**: Supported for exact sequence searches.
#### Advanced Searches
* **Proximity Searches**: Supported for finding terms within a certain distance.
* **Wildcards**: Both `*` (Asterisk) and `?` (Question Mark) are supported.
* **Fuzzy Searches**: Supported for finding terms similar in spelling.
* **Range Searches**: Supported, requiring knowledge of the field name for filtering records. Example: `field:[10 TO 20]`, `field:{10 TO 20}`
* **Boosting**: Supported using the caret symbol `^`. Boosting based on user engagement names.
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