{"id":13236,"date":"2021-02-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-apps\/new-search-experience-and-quick-actions-in-power-apps\/"},"modified":"2021-02-09T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T14:00:00","slug":"new-search-experience-and-quick-actions-in-power-apps","status":"publish","type":"power-apps","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-apps\/new-search-experience-and-quick-actions-in-power-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"New search experience and quick actions in Power Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, we released <a href=\"https:\/\/powerapps.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/introducing-the-new-search-experience-in-model-driven-power-apps\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a new search experience<\/a> in model-driven Power Apps that is fast, more accurate and <a href=\"https:\/\/powerapps.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/intelligence-in-relevance-search\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">more intelligent than ever<\/a>. It enhances productivity, makes information discovery easier and is an essential part of how customers navigate through model-driven Power Apps.<\/p>\n<h2>New experience rolled into relevance search<\/h2>\n<p>With 2021 release wave 1, the new experience is rolled into relevance search so the enhanced search helps you look for your information in a familiar and consistent way in model-driven Power Apps. A quick recap of the usability improvements:<\/p>\n<h3>Search bar in the header<\/h3>\n<p>Search is moved to a prominent place in header. It can be easily discovered from any page in all model-driven Power Apps on the web consistently.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11804\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Search-Bar.jpg\" width=\"1794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Search-Bar.jpg 1794w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Search-Bar-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Search-Bar-1024x389.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Search-Bar-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Search-Bar-1536x584.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1794px) 100vw, 1794px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Suggested results, as you type<\/h3>\n<p>View search results inline as you type, minimizing keystrokes and simplifying navigation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13244\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Suggestions.gif\" width=\"1444\"\/><\/p>\n<h3>Results page that is easy to understand<\/h3>\n<p>Search results are ranked and presented grouped by entity type, with more fields displayed for distinguishing records.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11806\" height=\"1103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Search-Results.jpg\" width=\"1744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Search-Results.jpg 1744w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Search-Results-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Search-Results-1024x648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Search-Results-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Search-Results-1536x971.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1744px) 100vw, 1744px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Quick actions with search<\/h2>\n<p>Introducing quick actions, commands that help you complete your task without losing context of your work.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the commonly used tables are configured to show a set of most used commands to help you complete your task without losing context. Assign an account or share a contact with your team with the most minimal keystrokes and just one click.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13241\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Quick-Actions-1.gif\" width=\"1380\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can also see quick actions in results page on the primary column, so you can act on your information without navigating.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13242\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Quick-Actions-2_Updated.gif\" width=\"1444\"\/><\/p>\n<p>With relevance search and 2021 release wave 1 preview enabled, you can try out all of these capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/admin\/configure-relevance-search-organization\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">how to enable relevance search<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/admin\/opt-in-early-access-updates\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">how to enable 2021 release wave 1 preview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also review <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/powerapps\/user\/relevance-search\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">end user documentation<\/a>\u00a0for more details.<\/p>\n<p>Please share your feedback on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/powerusers.microsoft.com\/t5\/Building-Power-Apps\/Thread-for-new-search-experience-in-model-driven-Power-Apps\/m-p\/736658#M235623\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Power Apps community forum post<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Power Apps 2021 release wave 1, new search is available for all relevance search customers in model-driven Power Apps. 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