Client Portal Search Examples

This article shows how to perform a variety of searches of the Client Portal.  To give these a try, visit the Client Portal at go/helpme/, then type the suggested criteria in the search field as shown in the following examples. 

  • Notice that a few results will appear right away, under the search bar.  These results have the words (or exact phrase, if specified by quotation marks) in the title
  • Press Enter/Return to see a full list of results, i.e. that include instances of the words (or exact phrase) in the document title and/OR contents.
  • If you hover over the search field, search tips will be displayed.
 

Example 1 - Find Articles & Services with Word(s) Provided

In this example, you’ll find both services and articles in the Knowledge Base containing at least one of the following words:  add or mailbox

Search individual words example

 

Example 2 - Find Articles & Services with an Exact Phrase

By comparison, this search will find both services and articles in the Knowledge Base containing the exact phrase add mailbox

Exact phrase search example

 

Example 3 - Find a Service with Word(s) Provided

In this example, you’ll find information about any services containing at least one of the following words:  global or protect.

  1. Click the Globe icon, then choose Service Catalog to restrict your results to just services
    Globe drop-down list

  2. Type global protect as shown below. You can choose a service from the drop-down list that appears, or press Enter/Return to see more results
    Multiple Word Service Search Example
 

Example 4 - Find a Service with an Exact Phrase

By comparison, this search will find service information for any that contain the exact phrase global protect

  1. Make sure you are still filtering for services (see Example 3)

  2. Type global protect in double-quotes as shown.  You can choose the service from the drop-down list that appears or press Enter/Return to see more results

Exact phrase search example

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