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# Global text search suggestions

# Global text search suggestions {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated December 12, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Global text search offers two types of search suggestions.
The knowledge base and global text searches provide suggestions as you type. Type-ahead suggestions appear under the search box. Suggestions are based on similar searches that begin with the same characters.  
Figure 1. Type-ahead search suggestions ![Type-ahead search suggestions.]()

The knowledge base and global text searches also provide suggestions for alternate search terms. Suggestions appear if your original search doesn't return any results and an alternate spelling or similar recent search does. For
example, if you misspell a search term (such as eail), the correct spelling (email) may appear as an alternate search suggestion. Suggestions appear beneath the search box on the results page.  
Figure 2. Alternate search suggestions  
Note:  
The type-ahead search suggestions feature is only available in the UI15 interface.
* **[Update a type-ahead suggestion](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/JlKNd3V0THfJ236IXrHeUA)**   
  The knowledge base and global text searches provide suggestions as you type. These type-ahead suggestions are compiled on a nightly basis by a scheduled job.
* **[Configure "Did you mean?" suggestions](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/JIe~DkRq_tMhHPDPN5Nrtg)**   
  The Knowledge Base and global text searches can provide "Did you mean?" suggestions. Suggestions appear if a search doesn't return any results and an alternate spelling or similar recent search does. This feature is disabled by default.

**Related concepts**   

* [Global search displays a page of matching results](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Burkm591LINevklR8z_Q0Q#global-search-polaris-ui "Global search displays a page of results that match your search, grouped by table.")
* [Text search views control format of global search results for tables](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/4FU_Tst9L1LBAc_Jw0DKeQ "The text_search view for a table determines how global search displays results from that table.")
* [Search settings filter and group global search results by table](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/YvHfQby07DBg4I6Sf1V6eQ#search-settings-filter-group-table "Global search filters and groups matching results by table. You can configure search sources (in Next Experience UI) or search groups to define tables and groups for global search.")
* [Global search displays exact matching records](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/6fbOCRe4cJCWMdlfU7ETRQ#exact-matches-global-search "When your search exactly matches the Number field value for a record, global search takes you directly to that record, bypassing the search results page.")
* [Global search displays your most recent search queries and results in Next Experience UI](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/q00ZNnA1mr2cVKceVr9A8g "When you select the empty Unified Navigation search field, the system displays lists showing your most recent search queries and your most recently viewed search results. Select a Recently Searched query to repeat it, or select a Recently Viewed search result record to navigate to it.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Set global text search properties](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/V_U4CUB9~nXQmukk4dQwMA "Administrators can control how global text search behaves with system properties.")
* [Set the preview limit for global or workspace search in Next Experience UI](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ANWep4E9HIjW2~fAbChEag "Override the default limit of 5 preview results per search source on the Next Experience UI search results page for global or workspace search.")
* [Hide per-table search result counts in Next Experience UI](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/N9FWmwVfhn4pIsVhmsSm6Q "Suppress display of per-table search result counts in the Next Experience UI search results page.")
* [Add a workspace application to the Unified Navigation search context menu](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Y1kQutVLfNBuOqzR~lcehQ "Enable users to view results for their Unified Navigation searches in workspace applications as well as in global search.")