Move search input box to minipane below buttons

Does anyone know how to move the Search text input field from the main toolbar to the minipane, as indicated by the arrow (I've been messing around in the .skn file but haven't found a solution yet)? I'd also like to remove the search button from the toolbar as I guess the Search and Go buttons do more or less the same job.
Thanks
Paul

Thanks Peter. If I can't move the search box into the grey area, then I'll have a go at making the grey area a lot smaller, as it otherwise just looks a bit ugly.
Edit to add: I've removed the grey box by following the Skinny on Skins topic: Alter the initial opening height of the toolbar

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Two clicks required to get results from Search Input box on toolbar.

I'm running version 8.02.208.
I'm new at Webhelp and was hoping somebody might be able to give me some pointers.
If I open my published webhelp on the Internet and try to search using the Search Input box on the toolbar the first time, two clicks are required in order to get search results.
This problem only appears the first time, all other searches from the Search Input box on the toolbar work properly with only one click required.
In addition, the Search tool opened from the Search button always works fine first and every time, but I did see the extra space that I've read about.
This is what I don't understand...the problem I mentioned with the 2 clicks required on the toolbar, never happens when I Generate and View the results. Meaning that I am looking at the output but have not published it yet. It works fine first and every time.
Why would the problem show up one way and not the other? Does anyone know what could be different?
I just keep hoping that there is something that I can do to get rid of the problem. I keep getting Problem Reports opened and assigned to me and complaints from customer service from customers. They think the search isn't working and I keep having to explain.....arghhhh!
Thanks!
Deb

Hi Sheryl and Peter,
I have also tried the options as you have suggested without success. Everything works fine when the WebHelp is published to a local or network drive but when it is published to the server the issue occurs.
I would point out too, that I find that the problem with the space only occurs on the intial attempt to search using the Search Box. Any subsequent attempts without closing the browser appear to work fine.
Chris

Firefox on my wife's laptop has lost the black bar that used to show Maps, Gmail etc. Now at the top of the screen there is a blank bar, triple height, with just the Google search input box. How do I get this back? Or is this a question for Google?

When I open Firefox there is a black bar, sometimes vertical, other times horizontal, across the top, with links to Maps, Gmail etc. When I open Gmail the same links are listed across the top of the screen, right under the Tabs. In my wife's laptop this appears in the Firefox start-up screen, but not in the Gmail screen. At the top of her screen is a super-wide gray bar with just a Google search input box. Is this a Firefox or Google problem?
She has XP Home SP3 and Firefox 9
Thanks for any help.

What happened yesterday may have been caused by the SOPA protest action that was joined by a lot of sites yesterday and such an action won't happen that often.
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bypass_your_cache

How do I create an input box with a cancel button that will end a loop in my script?

I have been working on a script for my client and I am having trouble getting it to work properly. I stole most of the code from the PowerShell Tip of the Week "Creating a Custom Input Box". I also took someone's code for the Show-MessageBox function.
I have slightly modified the original code with two parameters and an additional text box. The first field is for an e-mail address and the second is for an employee number.
I need to know how I can get a Do Until loop to recognize when the cancel button is pushed and break the loop and effectively end the script. The work happens at the end but perhaps I need something added/modified in the InputBox function.
I want the script to check to see if anything has been entered in the second text box. If empty it displays a message and calls the InputBox function again. Then if there is something I use elseif to check to see if it matches my RegEx (digits only). If
it doesn't match it will loop and call the InputBox function again.
This all works fine. The problem I am having is that I cannot cancel out of the form. I'd like the loop to continue until the second box matches my RegEx or Cancel is clicked. Clicking cancel doesn't break the loop. I need to know how I can stop the loop
when cancel is pressed. I've seen Stack "Overflow: PowerShell Cancel Button Stop Script" but I don't think this will work in a loop.
Any help would be awesome. As a note, I DO NOT want to use the VB Interaction stuff.
function InputBox {
param ($Name,$EN)
[void] [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Drawing")
[void] [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms")
$objForm = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form
$objForm.Text = "Data Entry Form"
$objForm.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(300,200)
$objForm.StartPosition = "CenterScreen"
$objForm.KeyPreview = $True
$objForm.Add_KeyDown({if ($_.KeyCode -eq "Enter")
{$x=$objTextBox.Text;$objForm.Close()}})
$objForm.Add_KeyDown({if ($_.KeyCode -eq "Escape")
{$objForm.Close()}})
$OKButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$OKButton.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(75,120)
$OKButton.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(75,23)
$OKButton.Text = "OK"
$OKButton.Add_Click({$objForm.Close()})
$objForm.Controls.Add($OKButton)
$CancelButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$CancelButton.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(150,120)
$CancelButton.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(75,23)
$CancelButton.Text = "Cancel"
$CancelButton.Add_Click({$objForm.Close()})
$objForm.Controls.Add($CancelButton)
$objLabel = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$objLabel.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,20)
$objLabel.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(280,20)
$objLabel.Text = "Employee Email Address:"
$objForm.Controls.Add($objLabel)
$objTextBox = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$objTextBox.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,40)
$objTextBox.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(260,20)
if ($Name) {
$objTextBox.Text = $Name
else {
$objTextBox.Text = "@domain.com"
$objLabel2 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$objLabel2.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,70)
$objLabel2.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(280,20)
$objLabel2.Text = "Employee Number:"
$objForm.Controls.Add($objLabel2)
$objTextBox2 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$objTextBox2.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(10,90)
$objTextBox2.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(260,20)
$objForm.Controls.Add($objTextBox)
$objForm.Controls.Add($objTextBox2)
$objForm.Topmost = $True
$objForm.Add_Shown({$objForm.Activate()})
[void] $objForm.ShowDialog()
$Script:ButtonName = $objTextBox.Text
$script:ButtonEN =$objTextBox2.Text
$ButtonName; $ButtonEN
Function Show-MessageBox{
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True)][Alias('M')][String]$Msg,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$False)][Alias('T')][String]$Title = "",
[Parameter(Mandatory=$False)][Alias('OC')][Switch]$OkCancel,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$False)][Alias('OCI')][Switch]$AbortRetryIgnore,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$False)][Alias('YNC')][Switch]$YesNoCancel,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$False)][Alias('YN')][Switch]$YesNo,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$False)][Alias('RC')][Switch]$RetryCancel,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$False)][Alias('C')][Switch]$Critical,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$False)][Alias('Q')][Switch]$Question,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$False)][Alias('W')][Switch]$Warning,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$False)][Alias('I')][Switch]$Informational)
#Set Message Box Style
IF($OkCancel){$Type = 1}
Elseif($AbortRetryIgnore){$Type = 2}
Elseif($YesNoCancel){$Type = 3}
Elseif($YesNo){$Type = 4}
Elseif($RetryCancel){$Type = 5}
Else{$Type = 0}
#Set Message box Icon
If($Critical){$Icon = 16}
ElseIf($Question){$Icon = 32}
Elseif($Warning){$Icon = 48}
Elseif($Informational){$Icon = 64}
Else{$Icon = 0}
#Loads the WinForm Assembly, Out-Null hides the message while loading.
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms") | Out-Null
#Display the message with input
$Answer = [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show($MSG , $TITLE, $Type, $Icon)
#Return Answer
Return $Answer
$num = "^\d+$"
do {
if (!($ButtonEN)) {
Show-MessageBox -Msg "You must enter a numeric value for the employee number." -Title "Employee Number Missing" -Critical
InputBox -Name $ButtonName
elseif ($ButtonEN -notmatch $num) {
Show-MessageBox -Msg "The employee number must contain numbers only!" -Title "Non-numerical characters found" -Critical
InputBox -Name $ButtonName
until ( ($ButtonEN -match $num) -or (<this is where I want to be able to use the cancel button>)

Here is a simple validation method.
function New-InputBox{
param(
$EmailAddress='',
$EmployeeNumber=''
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
$Form=New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form
$Form.Text='Data Entry Form'
$Form.Size='300,200'
$Form.StartPosition='CenterScreen'
$OKButton=New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$OKButton.Location='75,120'
$OKButton.Size='75,23'
$OKButton.Text='OK'
$OKButton.DialogResult='Ok'
$OKButton.CausesValidation=$true
$Form.Controls.Add($OKButton)
$CancelButton = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$CancelButton.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(150,120)
$CancelButton.Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size(75,23)
$CancelButton.Text ='Cancel'
$CancelButton.DialogResult='Cancel'
$CancelButton.CausesValidation=$false
$Form.Controls.Add($CancelButton)
$Label1=New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$Label1.Location='10,20'
$Label1.Size='280,20'
$Label1.Text='Employee Email Address:'
$Form.Controls.Add($Label1)
$TextBox1=New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$TextBox1.Location='10,40'
$TextBox1.Size='260,20'
$textbox1.Name='EmailAddress'
$textbox1.Text=$EmailAddress
$Form.Controls.Add($textbox1)
$Label2=New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$Label2.Location='10,70'
$Label2.Size='280,20'
$Label2.Text='Employee Number:'
$Form.Controls.Add($Label2)
$TextBox2=New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$TextBox2.Location='10,90'
$TextBox2.Size='260,20'
$TextBox2.Name='EmployeeNumber'
$TextBox2.Text=$EmployeeNumber
$Form.Controls.Add($TextBox2)
$Form.AcceptButton=$OKButton
$Form.CancelButton=$CancelButton
$Form.Topmost = $True
$form1_FormClosing=[System.Windows.Forms.FormClosingEventHandler]{
if($Form.DialogResult -eq 'OK'){
if($textbox1.Text -eq ''){
[void][System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show('please enter an email address','Validation Error')
$_.Cancel=$true
}else{
# Check empno is all digits
if("$($TextBox2.Text)" -notmatch '^\d+$'){
[void][System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show('please enter a number "999999"','Validation Error')
$_.Cancel=$true
$form.add_FormClosing($form1_FormClosing)
$Form.Add_Shown({$Form.Activate()})
if($Form.ShowDialog() -eq 'Ok'){
# return the form contents
$Form
if($f=New-InputBox -EmailAddress [email protected]){
'Email is:{0} for Employee:{1}' -f $f.Controls['EmailAddress'].Text,$f.Controls['EmployeeNumber'].Text
}else{
Write-Host 'From cancelled!' -ForegroundColor red
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Search input box with suggestions

Hi,
I integrate search plugin into the MOSS with SAP Portal and now i want to do Enhancement to show suggested keywords when end users are typing a search query, can any body guide me in this regard and send some documents.

Hello there,
If you are planning to user Java webdynpro, there is standard control called EVS(Extended Value Selector)
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/a0ab331b-97c6-2a10-f982-c9f972c34e51
HTH
Vivek

Text input boxes same colour as background - so "invisible", and button text or buttons often missingt

I have turned off all addons/extensions/plugins - still the same problem:
1: Text input boxes appear to be the same colour as the background - and hence "invisible"
2: Clickable buttons on websites are often invisible, or if they display have no text; e.g. button to right of google search ("go" button?) is seen as a plain box with no text - although button is clickable.
3: Google webpage usually has an image - this is missing, and merely has "UK" to the top left of the input box.
4: On this page for example I can see directly above this text box two vertical black lines - it appears to be a button with a pop-up "insert a link" - it can obviously be clicked when I mouse over it.

See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Website_colors_are_wrong
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Websites_look_wrong

How to use input box LOV in query panel (search region)

Hi,
We are having JDeveloper version 11.1.2.4.0
In one of the JSF page, we are showing some data (absences).
Requirement is to add search region at the top so that user can filter the data, based on search parameters like Business Group, Job etc.
The search parameters are inter-dependent e.g. Job is dependent on Business Group. So when user selects some particular Business Group, Job search field should show jobs for that Business Group only.
This works fine we use Choice List for both Business Group and Job.
However since there are huge number of jobs, Job choice list makes page rendering very slow.
So we tried to use Input box with LOV for Job.
But now when job is selected in the LOV popup and returned to main page, job search field shows job id instead of job name.
Please note that our base VO (AbsencesVO) contains JobId attribute. We have added List of Values on JobId, which fetches Job Name through JobVO1 view accessor.
How to make Job LOV field show selected Job Name instead of ID? Kindly advise.
Thanks,
Vivek

Thanks Timo/Bangaram, for prompt replies
Timo, the link mentioned by you talks about showing IDs (DepartmentId, ManagerId etc.) in the search region. I need to show names in the form of Input box LOV.
Bangaram, as per your suggestion I tried using transient JobName attribute. However now when I select any value in the Job LOV popup and return to main page, it shows first Job Name in the Job Name search field.
Also when I click 'Search' button in Search panel, it shows error - Attempt to set a parameter name that does not occur in the SQL: BindJobName
Please note that I have added both JobName and JobId in the List configuration as you suggested.
In View criteria, I have removed previous item (condition) on JobId and added condition on JobName.(This is required because JobId condition shows JobId search field)
I also tried making JobName dependent on JobId..still same behaviour.
Kindly advise.
Thanks,
Vivek

My new windows 7 machine and firefox color defaults for input boxes are obscurring the input box on the google search page making google unusable

Under Windows 7 Firefox looks quite different including the default blue for input to question boxes which are white on the xp machines. Normally this is not a problem. But on the Google web page the blue is so bold that nothing can be seen except for a very small portion of the characters (in red) extending below the input screen. This becomes miserable if you try to edit a search stmt or backspace to correct a spelling error. you are quickly lost and need to clear the cache and reload the page.
This problem does not appear using Chrome or IE on the same machine. Nor is it a problem using Firefox 9.0.1 on two other home PC's running XP (there no input box obscures the answer). This seems to be a lot of work.

That can be caused by the "Keystroke protection" in Comcast Constant Guard.<br />
"Configure Anti-Keylogging Settings" -> disable
*[[/questions/874709]]
*[[/questions/870165]]

All of a sudden an additional "Search Web" box has appeared on my firefox below the bookmarks toolbar and above the tabs bar. I am not able to remove it through customizing the toolbars like you do with all other icons, etc. Could somebody help me?

This new "Search Web" box/bar has a magnifying glass on the left side and on the right, just outside of the box, there is "-or-". I am unable to remove it or even just move it around the toolbars, and it is unresponsive to any left or right clicks. When it first appeared, it showed up with shortcut icons for Facebook and Twitter. It would be really appreciated if someone could help me with permanently removing the above. I had already tried deleting Firefox from my Mac OS but when I re-install a new one, all plug-ins, bookmarks, etc. are retained. Alternatively could someone advise me how to do a clean uninstall of Firefox?

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

Sometimes when using the Google search engine, after using the Back button in the Firefox 4.0.1 browser, I am no longer able to click in the Google search box.

Sometimes when using the Google search engine, after using the Back button in the Firefox 4.0.1 browser, I am no longer able to click in the Google search box.
This problems has been occurring on two different machines over the last two days.

I think this may not be a browser problem but rather a Google problem.
I am getting the same problem with the Google Chrome browser.

Reduce the size of Input box comingby default with search query

Hi,
I have created one EO and VO and one jsp for that . Inside that VO , there is one option Named Criteria, which is having All Queriable Attributes option , on drag and drop of this option i have got default search page for all the attributes which i had in my form , But with every dropdown am getting one input box to specify the value of my search, i want to reduce the size of that input box . there is no code in the jsp for those attributes.
Please help
Regards
shadab

Filed bug# 6501297 to track this issue. Thanks for reporting it.
For now you'll need to manually add an additional facet to the content of the query component's "valueStamp" facet with the id of the same name as the attribute and manually set the properties on an <af:inputText> to the desired width.
Between Tech Preview 2 and production the Query form component is being simplified to be more metadata driven, so this temporary workaround is applicable only to the TP2 release.

How do I disable the drop down box which appears below the Search Box (which shows previous searches) when I start typing in my search topic

Hi I would like to know how to disable the drop down box which appears below the search box on the start page when I start to type in my search topic. If for example the first letter I type in is an S then it shows a list of previous searches of sites beginning with the letter S.

This is stored in the Firefox form history. For details of how to clear form history and prevent Firefox from storing any more form history see https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Form+autocomplete

How does the search functon/input box work?

How does the search functon/input box work?
Hi
my level is beginner
there is a search box on the upper right hand on this page
frames in gey ?
how does this work.
does this search in the database?
if i would want to create this in an application
what can i do ?
are there CF examples??

Thanks
search against a database : Are there a function of Cf ta
tags/code to do this? is this CFquery / and Cfoutput?
or
do a Verity search of a collection. How is this dont by? CF
submit a search to an external search engine like Google.
oh, is this when a page has a search and when the user types in
there text in the input box it automatically goes to the google
search. any articles on how to do this in CF
Thanks

Error while trying to validate two input boxes at client side.

This is the code i am using to validate two input boxes.
I get an error in the IE which says: <b>'undefined is null or not an object'</b>
     function validateInput(){
          var noNull = validateNull();
          var noNullTwo = validateNullTwo();
          if(noNull==true)
          else
               alert("Enter values");
               htmlbevent.cancelSubmit="true";
     function validateNull(){
          var startRange;
          funcName = htmlb_formid + "_getHtmlbElementId";
          func = window[funcName];
          var temp1 = eval(func("range_Start"));
          startRange = temp1.getValue();
          if(startRange == '')
               return false;
          else
              if(startRange.length < 8)
                 alert("Enter the value in proper format");
                 htmlbevent.cancelSubmit="true";
              else
                  return true;
     function validateNullTwo(){
          var endRange;
          funcName2 = htmlb_formid + "_getHtmlbElementId";
          func2 = window[funcName2];
          var temp2 = eval(func("range_End"));
          endRange = temp2.getValue();
          if(startRange == '')
               return false;
          else
              if(endRange.length < 8)
                 alert("Enter the value in proper format");
                 htmlbevent.cancelSubmit="true";
              else
                  return true;
     </script>
   <hbj:form id="myFormId" >
     <hbj:textView id="title" text="Enter Sales Order Search Range" design="HEADER2"/><br><br>
     <hbj:label id="lb_SearchStart" text="Start Range:" labelFor="range_Start" />
     <hbj:inputField id="range_Start" jsObjectNeeded="true" type="string" required="true" maxlength="25"/>
     <hbj:label id="lb_SearchEnd" text="End Range:" labelFor="range_End" />
     <hbj:inputField id="range_End" type="string" maxlength="25"/><br><br>
     <hbj:button id="submit" text="Search!" tooltip="Click me to Search" onClientClick="validateInput()" onClick="searchPressed" design="emphasized" />
   </hbj:form>
</hbj:page>

Hi Portal Newbie,
   Please follow the below code. One i/p filed ,a button and a Java Script function.
    In the function i searched with only null, if you want you can perform another function.
   If you have any issues, please write me back.
<hbj:inputField
        id="SystemId"
     disabled="false"
     type="string"
     maxlength="60"
     value=""
     jsObjectNeeded="true" />
<hbj:button
        id="Search"
       text="Update"
       width="125px"
        tooltip=""
        onClick="UpdateSystem"
        onClientClick="validateFields()"
        disabled="false"
        design="EMPHASIZED"/>
<script language= "JavaScript" >
     function validateFields(){
       var funcName=htmlb_formid+"_getHtmlbElementId";
       func=window[funcName];
       var inputfield=eval(func("SystemId"));
       var value=inputfield.getValue();
       if(value=="")
         alert("Please enter a value");
</script>
Thanks,
Sridhar

Highly frustrated with Outlook 2013 Search People box bugs - Multiple Name Results for Same Contact & Inconsistent Results

The Outlook 2013 "Search People" box does not function properly. It frequently displays incorrect results or a mess of duplicate results. I've reported previous issues about this and consolidating my posts into one (with screenshots this
time). Hopefully this message will be forwarded to or seen by the Outlook programmers. It really needs to be fixed.
Outlook 2010 and other prior versions worked perfectly. You search for name, you get ONE result with the info you're looking for. FAST AND EASY. But with Outlook 2013 Microsoft has created a heck of a mess resulting in huge frustration and productivity loss
with such simple but important tasks.
I have hundreds of contacts stored in my Outlook address book, and they all have COMPLETE contact info added.
One major issue that I'm experiencing in the new Outlook 2013 is that I now get average of 4 or more duplicate name results appearing for the same contact. And each result contains different and incomplete contact info, making it impossible for me to quickly
find the basic info I'm looking for. The cause of this issue is that Outlook 2013 now provides results from not only your local address book(s), but it also shows results based on your email history and social media accounts setup.
And there's no way to turn this off, or at least specify what folders and/or accounts the People Search box should use.
To make matters worse, the Microsoft developers conveniently forgot to add some form of an indicator (like a small icon besides each name result in the list) that clearly indicates what result is from what source. So you must manually click on each
result one at a time and repeat the search until you locate the correct one.
For one specific example, I have a contact stored in my local address book called
Infusionsoft. When I type "Infusionsoft" in the People Search box to quickly find a phone number, Outlook 2013 shows me 7 results with the same name. See the screenshot below:
As you can see in the screenshot above, every result just says "Infusionsoft", so I have to manually click on each name result one at a time and repeat the process until I find the correct one from my address book. This same thing happens with other
random contacts.
From what I can tell, Outlook is pulling results based on based on recent emails I've received from different people with "@infusionsoft.com" in their email address. So the first result shows "[email protected]" (just the email
address), the second result shows "[email protected]", the third result shows "[email protected]" and so forth. I don't want Outlook to show all of that. I just want what's in my address book!
And you would think that the last result would be the correct one from my address book, but no. Sometimes its the 5th result, and other times it's the 3rd or 7th result. So there's no freaking order of things here.
We simply need the ability to turn off searching of email history and other accounts when using the People Search box. Problem fixed.
(And please don't tell me that I need to "link" every incorrect result to one main contact. You shouldn't expect everyone to have to tediously link any and all results that appear to a record. ESPECIALLY when 5+ results for each contact appear regularly.)
ISSUE 2: Some names must be typed in a different way for the Search People to locate them
Another big issue I'm having with the Search People box is that some name searches don’t show the correct result, unless I search for their names in a different way.
For one specific example, I have a contact stored in my address book named "Dave Johnson". When I type "Dave Johnson" in the Search People box, one result appears, but it's just his email address, only. It's not the result that's stored in my Outlook address
book with his phone number, addresses, etc. Screen shot below:
If I type in Dave's name reverse order (Johnson Dave), no results are found at all.
Now if I just type in just"Johnson" all by itself, it finds Dave's correct result (the one stored in my Outlook Address Book). Along with everybody else that has "Johnson" in their name (see screenshot below)...
I double-checked how I have Dave's name programed in my address book, and it's in there as "Dave Johnson" for both the Full Name and File As fields.
Also, the name order shouldn't make any difference when using the People Search Box anyway. Sometimes I can find people by Last Name, First Name or First Name, Last Name. Only with random contacts does it get difficult finding their info and
I have to do strange things like this to find them from the People Search box.
ISSUE 3: Some Search People results only yield an email address only.
For other random contacts, some search results only yield an email address with no other contact details. But I can open the persons contact card from the address book manually, with the same email address shown! Screenshot below...
In the screenshot above, I have outlined the Search People box results in red, and the Address Book results in green. You can clearly see that "Robert White" is a contact stored in my local address book with full contact details, but the Search People result
only shows his email address! Again, it's not consitent. It's hit or miss with different people.
ISSUE 4: Some results just don't appear at all, but they are in the address book
Another issue I'm experiencing with the People Search Box is that some people simply cannot be found. But I can see their contact info just fine if I click on the "People" tab down at the bottom of the page and type in their name in the "Search Contacts"
field. Why can't the People Search box find certain people? I opened up their contact details and cannot find a single thing that would prevent them from showing up in results.
These are clearly serious bugs that need to be fixed. And I'm shocked as to how this got missed--or ignored during alpha and beta testing. I see the "idea" behind the developers having the Search People box search everything outside of the
address book, but in real world application this causes a heck of a lot of problems & confusion, and it needs to be fixed ASAP.
For technical details, I have Outlook 2013 running on two computers using hosted Exchange 2010. One system is Windows 7 and other is Windows 8. The same problems occur on BOTH computers. As far as my Outlook account setup, I have all contacts stored in the
main address book (no sub-folders or other folders).
Can someone help communicate this message to the Outlook developers??? The "Frown" button limits me to 100 characters and one image. There's no way I can communicate this level of detail and steps to duplicate in 100 characters!

Thanks for your reply.
1) The instant search boxes in each individual page work just fine. If I am on the People page and type in a name in the "Search Contacts" field, it searches my contacts and displays the results that I want. But I should not have to leave whatever screen
I'm in to find people now. In Outlook 2010 and earlier versions, I could be on the calendar page and then search for a contact without clicking off the calendar completely. For productivity-sake, it's a huge waste of time and hassle now.
2) I'm familiar with how contact linking works, and quite frankly it's a huge mess in general. I NEVER create multiple contacts for the same person. I get that Outlook 2013 get confused now when it detects a LinkedIn or Facebook account for the same person
already in my Outlook address book, but we need to have options that allow us to turn off results from some or all social networks. This is a big part of the problem.
Think about it this way - The average person has 150+ LinkedIn connections, and more for Facebook. Many people today have accounts for both and they are setup with the same email address. When Outlook 2013 has to scan all the networks IN ADDITION to your
local address book(s), it's a no brainer that it can get very confused trying to display results.
Another big part of the problem is that Outlooks new search system also scans your email history. I receive emails from people who use multiple email addresses, or emails from companies with multiple reps or ticket systems that send you a unique
ticket ID # ending in the same email address domain. Now Outlook displays people search results based on everything under the sun in my email history. This is beyond frustrating (see my "Infusionsoft" screenshot above in the first post).
Again, I want to stress that for the search examples I referenced, I only have one entry in my Outlook address book for each person. And that's all I want to find when I search for people--what's already in my own address book!
In summary:
We need an OPTION to turn off searching external networks when using the People Search box
We need an option to tell Outlook to not scan email history for people search results (I think this needs to be disabled entirely actually. It's not helpful at all)
There should be a fixed priority for displaying people search results, with local address book results FIRST, followed by social network results.
There should be a clear icon/indicator next to each result that gives you a clue as to where the result is coming from. Your address book? Facebook? LinkedIn? We should not need to click on each result to get a hint as to where it's coming from.
Work out the bugs in general with the new search system.
One other thing that I didn't mention is that the Search People box also shows results for people I'm not even "friends" or connected with on the different social networks. But I've noticed that some people use the same email address for those networks that
I already have programmed for them in my address book, which is why Outlook sometimes shows me these results. Does that make sense?
I'll try rebuilding the index, but after testing Outlook 2013 on 3 different machines so far and seeing the same results (all slightly different results on each machine and very inconsistent), I doubt this will address the issue.

Move search input box to minipane below buttons

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