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    Typeahead Search widget

    Predictive search feature that shows words as users type. You can use this base system widget as-is in your Service Portal or clone it to suit your own business needs.

    Figure 1. Typeahead Search widget
    Typeahead Search widget
    Figure 2. Typeahead search instance options
    Instance options for typeahead search including title, limit, and search sources
    Table 1. Instance option fields
    Field Description
    Title The name or words that appear in the search field before a user starts typing. For example, search or what are you looking for
    Color Whether the search button beside the search field is filled in or not
    Glyph The icon that appears in the search field beside the widget. The search icon is the default. To use a different icon, type the name of the icon in the field, for example search-plus. For a list of icons to choose from, open the instance options for the Icon Link widget.
    Size Determines the font size and height of the widget. Choose from xs, sm, md, and lg.
    Limit If search suggestions is enabled, enter the number of suggestion entries you want to display. If search suggestions is disabled, enter the number of typeahead entries you want to display. The default is 15. See Enable and disable search suggestions.
    Contextual Search Sources Limit the results available in the typeahead search by only configuring specific search sources. For example, users searching in the Service Catalog only see results for the Service Catalog when that search sources is configure. For more information on contextual search, see Configure Search Sources available on a page

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      Typeahead Search widget

      Predictive search feature that shows words as users type. You can use this base system widget as-is in your Service Portal or clone it to suit your own business needs.

      Figure 1. Typeahead Search widget
      Typeahead Search widget
      Figure 2. Typeahead search instance options
      Instance options for typeahead search including title, limit, and search sources
      Table 1. Instance option fields
      Field Description
      Title The name or words that appear in the search field before a user starts typing. For example, search or what are you looking for
      Color Whether the search button beside the search field is filled in or not
      Glyph The icon that appears in the search field beside the widget. The search icon is the default. To use a different icon, type the name of the icon in the field, for example search-plus. For a list of icons to choose from, open the instance options for the Icon Link widget.
      Size Determines the font size and height of the widget. Choose from xs, sm, md, and lg.
      Limit If search suggestions is enabled, enter the number of suggestion entries you want to display. If search suggestions is disabled, enter the number of typeahead entries you want to display. The default is 15. See Enable and disable search suggestions.
      Contextual Search Sources Limit the results available in the typeahead search by only configuring specific search sources. For example, users searching in the Service Catalog only see results for the Service Catalog when that search sources is configure. For more information on contextual search, see Configure Search Sources available on a page

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