Search and Find

With awork search, you can find projects, tasks, docs, users, and clients in seconds without having to click through navigation.

You can open the search in awork by clicking the magnifying glass in the top left of the main menu, using the floating action bar at the bottom center, or by pressing the F keyboard shortcut.

Simply enter your search term in the search bar and awork will show you the top 100 results.

How to use search in awork

Open search

1. Open the search by clicking the magnifying glass in the top left of the main menu, using the floating action bar at the bottom center, or by pressing the F keyboard shortcut.

2. Enter your search term in the search bar

Filter results

With the settings bar in the top right, you can decide which results should be displayed:

• All results or just projects, tasks, users, or clients

• Also closed and blocked projects and tasks to include items from completed projects and tasks

Tips, weighting, and what gets searched

Here's how awork sorts your results:

• Names are weighted higher and therefore preferred in the display

• Frequently used items move up because awork tracks how often you access projects and tasks

To the right of the search result, you'll see a path for certain results showing how awork found your result (for example, whether it came from a description, tag, or task list).

awork searches the following items in detail:

• Menu

• Project name

• Project description

• Project participants

• Task lists

• Task name

• Task description

• Files

• Assignee

• Comments

• Tags

• Status

• Notes in dashboard widget

• User first name

• User last name

• Task keys and project keys

• awork links (project, task, and task list links)

Perform actions

1. Hover over a result

2. The action button appears on the right side. You'll find the regular options here.

Open results in a new tab or copy link

• Open the result in a new tab with Cmd/Ctrl + Click
• Or select Copy link from the action button

If you can't find what you're looking for

If your item doesn't show up, you probably need to search more specifically. For example, enter the project name (or parts of it) along with the task name. Similar to a web search engine, awork can provide more precise results this way.

Search as an external Connect user (Basic Connect Plan)

For content from your own workspace that doesn't belong to external projects, standard search criteria apply.

External users can find content they're invited to based on their permissions, which means content with an existing project link. This allows users to find content from external shared projects they're assigned to.

FAQ

How do I open search in awork?

Using the magnifying glass in the top left of the main menu, the floating action bar at the bottom center, or by pressing the F keyboard shortcut.

How many search results does awork show?

awork shows you the top 100 results.

Can I search in closed projects?

Yes. Activate the Also closed and blocked projects and tasks button to include items from completed projects.

How do I copy the link to a search result?

Click the action button on the result and select Copy link.

What can I do if I can't find an object?

Search more specifically, for example by entering the project name or parts of it along with the task name.