Choosing a Default Page Style

2-6 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Portal If you do not specify a default style, the style of your default group is used instead. If you do not have a default group, or the group default style is also not set, the system default style is used. See also Chapter 11, Working with Colors and Fonts.

2.1.7 Viewing Translated Content

If you want to view portal content in a particular language, you must either log in to Oracle Portal in the appropriate language, or change the current language using the Set Language portlet. If your portal contains content that has been translated into the selected language, it is displayed on the page. Any content that is not translated into the chosen language is displayed in the default language this is the language in which the page group was originally created. Searching Translated Content When you search Oracle Portal only one translation of a particular item is returned within search results. You do not see several different translations in the search results, even if they all match the search criteria. Content translated for the current language is returned first, if it exists. If no match is found in the current language, content for the default language may be returned if a match is found.

2.2 Finding Information in Your Portal

This section contains information on how to find information in Oracle Portal. ■ Section 2.2.1, Searching For Content ■ Section 2.2.2, Interpreting Search Results ■ Section 2.2.3, Saving and Reusing Searches

2.2.1 Searching For Content

Oracle Portal provides a basic search facility for performing simple searches and an advanced search option for performing more complex searches. Both can be used to find items, pages, categories, or perspectives in Oracle Portal. For more details, see: ■ Section 2.2.1.1, Performing a Basic Search ■ Section 2.2.1.2, Performing an Advanced Search If you enter a search term and Oracle Text is enabled in your portal, all text attributes associated with the portal content, and the content of documents and URLs are searched. Out-of-the-box, Oracle Text is always enabled. Although we do not recommend that Oracle Text is disabled, it can be disabled by your portal administrator. If your portal administrator has disabled Oracle Text, only the following metadata is searched: item attributes Display Name, Description, Keywords, Author, page attributes Display Name, Description, Keywords, and categoryperspective attributes Display Name, Description. For more detail, see Section A.2.4, Base Searchable Attributes. Note: If you do not see the language you want, contact your portal administrator. The language may need installing, as described in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle Portal. Interacting with Your Portal 2-7 Contact your portal administrator for more information on Oracle Text, or refer to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle Portal available from the Oracle Portal Documentation page on OTN http:www.oracle.comtechnologyproductsiasportaldocumentati on.html .

2.2.1.1 Performing a Basic Search

If your page contains a Basic Search portlet, you can search for content that contains specific words. For example, if you enter weights aerobics, the search finds content items, pages, categories, perspectives that contains the word weights and the word aerobics. Figure 2–1 shows an example of the Basic Search portlet: Figure 2–1 Basic Search Portlet Alternatively, your page may contain a Basic Search box item, similar to that shown in Figure 2–2 . This item may be set up to search in all page groups, or one specific page group. Figure 2–2 Basic Search Box To perform a basic search:

1. Enter the words that you want to search for.

Basic search finds content that contains all the specified words. For example, if you enter weights aerobics, basic search finds content that contains the word weights and the word aerobics. For more helpful hints and tips on entering search criteria, read our Search Tips in the following section.

2. Choose which page groups are searched:

■ Basic Search portlet - In the Search In Page Groups field, select one or more page groups in which to search. If this field does not display, all page groups are searched. For information about how to include this field in the Basic Search portlet, see Section 2.2.1.1.1, Personalizing the Basic Search Portlet. ■ Basic Search Box item - The page groups to be searched are pre-selected. You can change this only if you have the privileges to edit the Basic Search Box item.

3. Click Search or Go.

Search Tips Here are some notes and tips to consider when searching: ■ Searches are not case sensitive.