BSCW helps you to

• submit a query to one of the popular Web search engines;
• find objects (folder, document etc.) in your   folder, calendar, your clipboard or your trash;
• check if someone that you have some information about is a user of the BSCW Server or is listed in your address book.

Independent of the scope of your search, BSCW offers two ways to start the search and to use the list of hits (= links to the objects that meet the criteria of your query) returned by the search engine:

• To carry out a temporary search click  File    New    Search   and select the requested type of search. Proceed as in the case of a permanent search.
• To create a permanent, named search object that contains the list of hits in the current folder
• click  File    New    Search   on the top button bar to bring up the 'Add Search' form.
• Enter the name of the search object to be created, and select your preferred search service from the list of supported search engines or select 'BSCW search' for a search in the BSCW database or 'User search' when looking for a particular BSCW user. After clicking [OK] the 'Edit Query' is displayed where you specify your respective query. The entries in this form depend on the type of search that you selected.

  Permanent search objects are useful when a particular search shall be repeated at a later point in time.

BSCW remembers your search form and offers it to you when you search next time.