Creating Search Centers

Search centers are the web pages that provide for the search user interface most often used in SharePoint. They can be created in an easy way, and they provide a full query and result displaying capabilities.

There are three types of search centers in SharePoint 2010:

• A Basic Search Center is a simple site for delivering search functionality. It includes pages for search results and advanced search.

• An Enterprise Search Center is a more complex site with more pages and a better user experience. Its pages are organized into tabs that can be easily accessed by the users. By default, there are two tabs on the welcome page: one for the general search results and one for the people results. Site administrators can add more ...

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