Using search in VU Collaborate as staff

Quickly search and locate content in VU Collaborate. Search content in VU Collaborate including Topic pages, URLs, Assessments, Discussions, Quizzes, Announcements, Checklists, and Files (such as PDF’s, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint).

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Log into [VU Collaborate](https://vucollaborate.vu.edu.au/d2l/home), and navigate to a unit space.

On the main menu, in the search field, enter your **search term**, then press [[Enter]].

In the search bar, enter your search term

Search Tips - **Keyword:** Enter a word (e.g. reflection) to find all content containing it. - **Exact Phrase:** Use quotation marks (e.g. "reflective practice") to find that exact phrase. - **Wildcard:** Add an asterisk (e.g. reflect\*) to find variations like reflect, reflective, reflection. - **Link Search:** Use "url:" followed by part of a URL (e.g. url:youtube) to find content that links to or displays a YouTube video.

Your search result will be listed with a **title**, **content type** (for example topic page), and a **snippet of text** showing where the text was found. As a **teacher**, search scans all content, any unpublished content will be marked with an “Unpublished” tag next to the title.

Students can only search for content that they have permission to view. For students to be able to search, the content must: - Be in a unit or space that they are enrolled in - Be linked somewhere in the unit or space - Be published - Not be restricted by dates, module release restrictions, or other prerequisite requirements.

To refine your search, you can filter on **course**, **content types** and **relevance** (better match) or **recency** (most recently added or edited).

To view only published results, click on **"More..."**, then select **"Published"**

Select published states; all, published or unpublished

To navigate to the content, click on the search result title.

Click on a search result title, to view the content

Search, helps you find your VU Collaborate learning resources quickly.