Microsoft Search guides
The unified search experience across Microsoft 365 apps, indexing Microsoft 365 content plus connected third-party sources. See the glossary entry →
5 guides touch on microsoft search.
- Copilot grounding vs SharePoint search
Why Copilot finds documents SharePoint search doesn't: the semantic index, how Copilot retrieval differs from Microsoft Search, oversharing, and the controls.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot extensions and plugins
How to extend Microsoft 365 Copilot with your own data and actions — Copilot Studio agents, Graph connectors, and message extensions.
- Microsoft Search administration
How to configure Microsoft Search — bookmarks, answers, verticals, acronyms, and tenant-wide search ranking.
- SharePoint search and crawl architecture
How SharePoint indexes content, what affects search quality, and how to influence ranking.
- SharePoint search and Microsoft Search
How search works in Microsoft 365 — what gets indexed, what users see, and how to make results better.