Thursday, November 29, 2007

Search EKP's catalogs from your browser's search box

EKP 5.0 makes it possible to search EKP's course catalogs directly from the search box of Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox 2.

When a user visits EKP using Internet Explorer 7, the drop-down arrow of the search box "lights up" to indicate that EKP has been added to the drop-down menu.

Internet Explorer's search box with drop-down arrow "lit up"

To add the EKP search provider, select Add Search Providers from the drop-down menu, then select Enterprise Knowledge Platform by NetDimensions.

Adding search provider from drop-down menu

Internet Explorer will prompt you to confirm that you want to add the search provider.

Add Search Provider confirmation dialog box

After clicking Add Provider, select Enterprise Knowledge Platform by NetDimensions from the drop-down menu.

Selecting EKP from the drop-down menu

With the EKP search provider selected, initiating a search from Internet Explorer's search box opens EKP's catalog search results page directly.

Search box with EKP search provider activated

Similarly, when a user visits EKP using Firefox 2, the drop-down arrow of the search box "lights up" to indicate that EKP has been added to the drop-down menu.

Firefox's search box with drop-down arrow "lit up"

To add the EKP search provider, select Add "Enterprise Knowledge Platform by NetDimensions" from the drop-down menu.

Adding EKP search provider from drop-down menu

With the EKP search provider selected, initiating a search from Firefox's search box opens EKP's catalog search results page directly.

Search box with EKP search provider activated