Search

1. Enter a keyword in the search field in the personal menu. You can search for phrases to limit your hits. It is recommended that you place the phrase between quotation marks (" and "). If you want to search for learning objectives, you can search for learning objectives without quotation marks or "learning objectives" between quotation marks. The first search return hits on both learning and objectives, for example, learning in general, learning tools, itslearning and so on, while "learning objectives" returns hits from "learning objectives" only.
2. Press the Enter key. The search results are displayed like this:
   
   
   
   

1. Click the search field in the personal menu.
2. Press the Enter key
3. From the main search page, click on the User search tab.
4. You can enter the following information about the user you search for:
   • Last name: Enter the last name of the user.
   • First name: Enter the first name of the user.
   • Course: Enter the course to which the user belongs. If the course is missing from the drop-down list, click Find course to search for it.
   • Hierarchy: Enter the hierarchy to which the user belongs. If the hierarchy is missing from the drop-down list, click Find hierarchy to search for it. Here you can either select it from the Browse page (click Choose), or click the Search tab to search for it.
   • User role: Check the box in front of the user role for which you want to search.

Tip: If you click the Advanced search behind the Last name field, you get one more option: Show. Select the information to show in the search results. Check the boxes in front of the information you want to display in the search results.

1. Click in the search field in the personal menu, and press the Enter key.

2. On the search's main page, click the Search Internet tab.
3. Enter a keyword or phrase in the Search for field. You may search for phrases to limit your hits. It is recommended that you place the phrase between quotation marks (" and "). If you want to search for learning objectives, you can search for learning objectives without quotation marks or "learning objectives" between quotation marks. The first search return hits for both learning and objectives, such as for learning in general, learning tools, and itslearning, while 'learning objectives' returns hits for 'learning objectives' only.
4. Select a search engine in the Search in list.
5. Click Search. The results opens in a new window.

Note: Only users with administrative rights can add search engines.

1. Click in the search field in the personal menu, and press the Enter key.
2. In the Search main page, click the Search Internet tab.
3. Below the list of search engines, click Add search engine.
4. A pop-up window opens. Enter the following information:
   • Name: The name of the search engine. This name appears in the list of search engines at the Search Internet page.
   • Before input: Enter the search engine specific information that appears before the search input. Example: Altavista: http://www.altavista.com/sites/search/web?q=.
   • After input: Enter the search engine specific information that appears after the search input. A search for "itslearning" returns this result in the user's browser: http://www.altavista.com/web/results?q='%22it's%20learning%22&kgs=0&kls=1&avkw=aapt. Note: Not all search engines have "After input" strings. If you add a search engine without such a string, leave the field empty.
   • IP filter: Here you restrict the access to the search engine by specifying an IP address or a range of IP addresses. This means that a school can restrict the searching from the school's IP address. As a consequence the users cannot use the search engine outside the school. Example format: 158.36.191.141,158.36.191.162 (Empty = all allowed) (a subnet mask can be defined using the CIDR syntax, for example: 158.36.191.0/24).

5. Click Save.

Below is a screenshot of the dialog for editing search engine settings. The example shows the settings of the search engine Altavista.

1. Click the search field in the personal menu, and press the Enter key.
2. In the Search main page, click the Search Internet tab.
3. Click the edit icon: behind the search engine you want to edit.
4. Here you can edit the following information:
• Name: The name of the search engine. This name appears in the list of search engines at the Search Internet page.
• Before input: Enter the search engine specific information that appears before the search input. Example: Altavista: http://www.altavista.com/sites/search/web?q=.
• After input: Enter the search engine specific information that appears after the search input. Example: Altavista: &kgs=0&kls=1&avkw=aapt. A search for "itslearning" returns this result in the user's browser: http://www.altavista.com/web/results?q='%22it's%20learning%22&kgs=0&kls=1&avkw=aapt.
• IP filter: Here you restrict the access to the search engine by specifying an IP address or a range of IP addresses. This means that a school can restrict the searching from the school's IP address. As a consequence the users cannot use the search engine outside the school. Example format: 158.36.191.141,158.36.191.162 (Empty = all allowed) (a subnet mask can be defined using the CIDR syntax, for example, 158.36.191.0/24).
5. Click Save.

1. Click within the search field in the personal menu, and press the Enter key.
2. In the Search main page, click the Search Internet tab.
3. Click the edit icon:  behind the search engine you want to delete.
4. Confirm by clicking OK in the pop-up box.