<p>In keeping with its push to be the productivity suite of choice, Microsoft announced today two new search features for SharePoint Online, which will be rolled out globally over the next few days. The new Content Search Web Part (CSWP) enhances overall search functionality and result displays, while Cross-Site Collection Publishing (CCP) gives users the ability to publish content on multiple sites from the same content source.</p><p>The new releases follow up on the full enterprise search Microsoft released earlier in the year. This shows a commitment to search that many users will find reassuring given the difficulties some users experience when trying to finding and managing content in SharePoint.Building on Enterprise Search</p><p>The Content Search Web Part, according to a blog post by Mark Kashman, product manager with SharePoint, builds on the enterprise search and provides a way of carrying out searches quicker, while displaying only results directly related to the user's query.</p><p>It differs from conventional search in two ways. The first way is the way a search is carried out. Kashman gives the example of Bing and the number of times a day a user puts a search term into the search box. Unlike conventional search, the query is contained in the web part so that queries automatically start when you browse pages that contain CSWP.</p><p><a href="http://www.cmswire.com/cms/information-management/microsoft-upgrades-search-for-sharepoint-online-022978.php">Keep reading...</a></p>