> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://fairsharing.gitbook.io/fairsharing/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://fairsharing.gitbook.io/fairsharing/how-to/searching-and-browsing/search.md).

# Search

## Simple Search

The top of every page in FAIRsharing contains a free-text search box. Just type what you're looking for and press `enter`.

![Describe what you need to find in our quick search in the header of every page](/files/-MkcaIqDMKyzIV4LtEuG)

## Browse and Search Registries

You can use the registry buttons (e.g. "standards") to the right of the search box to go straight to a list of those registry's records.

![Choose a registry (standards, databases, policies) to view, or browse our collections of records.](/files/-MkccVUWQNePDyWRH7wB)

If you wish to search within a subset of our registry types, there is a filtered search available partway down our [homepage](https://beta.fairsharing.org/).

![You can select or de-select any of the record types available within FAIRsharing prior to searching.](/files/-MkcdWHl--AkxasfZ813)

## Faceted Searching

Our richest searching is available from our main [search page](https://fairsharing.org/search). There are more than a dozen different facets for users to manipulate, which includes a free text search within the current search results.

![A portion of the left-hand menu in our search pages, showing just a few of the available facets.](/files/AUzmIJ4QwK2euQMNEkmo)

## Search Results

Search results are displayed on our search page either in a **stack** or a **grid**. You can choose between these two display options via their icons in the top right of the search results. You can also change the default **sort** method using the icon in the top left of the search menu (name - ascending or descending, abbreviation - ascending or descending, or best match).

![The right-hand menu within the search results contains links to the two display types: stack and grid. The left-hand menu allows you to sort results according to a number of criteria.](/files/wL0dLDnq2xugs4xHfajS) ![When logged in, you will also be able to access the "Download" button, which provides a summary of the search results.](/files/t9MIyIqDRtb1doPVheGR)

When you are logged in, there is also a "Download" button just below the paginated navigation. This allows you to download a summary spreadsheet of your search results for offline reference. Please note that:

* The delimiter for this file is the pipe symbol ("|"),
* row 1 is a header row, which defines the contents of each column: FAIRsharing URL, FAIRsharing DOI (where present), Record Name, Record homepage URL, and Search URL,
* row 2 is always empty except for the Search URL column, which displays the URL you used to create the spreadsheet,
* rows 3 onwards contain the search results themselves, and
* downloading search results that return large numbers of records could take a minute or more.