Customize the Refinement Panel

The Refinement Panel, shown in Figure 8.9, is part of the search results page of search centers by default, but because it is a web part, it can be added to any results page in your SharePoint 2010 site. Moreover, a Refinement Panel can also be customized to your needs; it is a useful and powerful tool for filtering the result set.

Figure 8.9. Viewing the out-of-the-box Refinement Panel.

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To customize the Refinement Panel, perform the following steps:

  1. Open the search results page for editing.
  2. Open the context menu of the Refinement Panel, and choose the action Edit Web Part.
  3. Expand the setting group Refinement, ...

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