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Before you start

Quick search and advanced results include:
  • Project items created or updated within the last 5 years.
  • Items from projects you are a member of and have permission to view. 
  • File search results include matches from file details (ex. name, description). File contents are not searched.
 

Quick search for items

  1. Click Search in Teamwork.com's main navigation menu.
  2. Enter a keyword in the search field.

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  3. Select a tab below the search field (ex. Projects, Tasks, Notebooks) to view results only for that item type.

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  4. Hover over an item, then:
    1. Click the item (or press Enter on your keyboard) to open it.
    2. Click the diagonal arrow (Image Placeholder) to open the item in a new browser tab.
    3. Click the link icon (Image Placeholder) to copy a link to the item.
  5. Use the filters on the right-hand side to further refine the results:
    1. Project: Filter to only show results from a specific project.
    2. Current project: Only show results from the project you're currently viewing. Only shows when you're in a project.
    3. Include archived: Include results from archived projects.


Search by item ID

Search for projects and project items based on their unique ID.
  • Task IDs are displayed in the task details panel.
  • Project and other item IDs (ex. milestones) can be found in the URL when viewing the individual item.


Search by tag

Use shortcodes to search for items that have specific tags applied. You can enter one or multiple tags into the search field.
  • #tagname (ex. #Planning)
  • #[tag name with multiple words] (ex. #[Content Review]
 
Results include items using any or all of the tags are shown.
 


Commands

Use quick command to quickly navigate to areas of your site or create new project items directly from the search command center.

  1. Type / (forward slash) in the search field to bring up the commands menu.


     
  2. Select an option from the results:
    1. Navigate: Click a project area in the list to visit that page (ex. Templates, Reports, Planning). 
    2. Create: Click an item creation option (ex. Add task, Invite people, Log time), then fill out the item's details.

Advanced search

Use advanced search to view results from any time frame across all projects you are a member of.

  1. Click Search in Teamwork.com's main navigation menu.
  2. Enter a search term.
  3. Select Advanced search in the search center's bottom right.
  4. Navigate between project item tabs (ex. Tasks) to refine the search results shown. By default, advanced search opens the All tab. 
    📝  Search results are sorted by relevance. When two or more items have the same relevance, the last  updated date is used as a secondary sort. 
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  5. Click Filter in the view's top right to further refine the results.
    1. Projects
    2. Include completed (tasks and milestones)
    3. Include archived projects
    4. Include archived messages
    5. Extended search — include results created or updated more than 5 years ago.