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Home page Search widgets

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This article is about home page widgets. For dashboards, go to the Dashboard widgets article.

Search widgets allow you to search your app's tables right from the app Home page.

Create a Search widget

To add a Search widget to the app Home page, edit the app Home page. Drag the Search widget from the Widget Gallery to your desired location.

Widget Gallery showing the Search widget available for selection

The Settings dialog will open automatically.

Settings dialog for the Search widget showing Search for dropdown and field options

Configure the Search widget

Use the Search for dropdown to select the table you wish to search.

You can choose to search all searchable fields (the default) or select the fields to search. Select Choose fields to open the Choose Fields dialog.

Choose Fields dialog for selecting up to five fields to search

Search reports

You can also search table reports. When you set up a search widget, in the Search in section, select A report and select the report you want users to search.

Customize the search field

You can change the prompt for a Search widget field by hovering over it and selecting the Edit icon.

Search widget field with the Edit icon visible on hover

Search widget field showing 'Click to add help text' placeholder

Search widget field showing custom watermark text in the search box

Select Save in the Page bar to save your changes.