Desktop Searchbar
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Click to open the list of available .NET or JavaScript (Desktop Integration Package 12.0.1840+ (June 2016)) search interfaces |
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Click to select the desired .NET or JavaScript (Desktop Integration Package 12.0.1840+ (June 2016)) search interface (see About .NET Search Hubs and Search Interfaces) |
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Type the keywords to search (see Performing a Search) |
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Click to launch the search or press the Enter key |
You can easily open the Desktop Searchbar using one of the following methods:
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With a keyboard shortcut (hotkey) from anywhere by simultaneously pressing:
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Windows logo key+Shift+C in Windows 8
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Windows logo key+C in previous Windows versions.
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By bringing your mouse pointer over the thin horizontal line floating at the top-center of your screen.
Notes:
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You can modify Desktop Searchbar default shortcut key combination (see Modifying the Desktop Searchbar Shortcut).
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Coveo .NET Front-End 12.0.960– (September 2014) When the Desktop Searchbar is installed on a Windows 7 computer and you update the computer to Windows 8.x, for Coveo .NET Front-End versions prior to 12.0.992 (October 2014 monthly release), the default Windows logo key+C Searchbar shortcut key will no longer works. You must change the key combination to Windows logo key+Shift+C or another valid combination of your choice.
Coveo .NET Front-End 12.0.992+ (October 2014) The shortcut key change is done automatically.
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Desktop Integration Package 12.0.316+ (October 2013) You can modify the color scheme of the Desktop Searchbar (see Creating a Custom Color Scheme for the Desktop Searchbar in the Windows Registry).
Once a search is launched, the floating search results window appears as shown in the following example. The window disappears when you click a result link but when you reopen the Desktop Searchbar, the last query and results are still available, allowing you to easily come back to review other results.
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Query Navigation buttons – Click to go to the previous or next query. |
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Separate Window button – Click to detach the current search results in a separate window allowing you to see results for more than one search result window at a time. |
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Close button – Click to close the floating search results window. |
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Search results (see Search Results) |