SharePoint Search Queries Explained: A guide to writing search queries in SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online
SharePoint 2013/Online bring lots of search functionality to the table and in this book search specialist Mikael Svenson will via examples show the ins and outs of: <br /> <br />Keyword Query Language (KQL) <br />Query Variables <br />Result Sources <br />Query Rules <br />Search Orchestration <br /> <br />You will also get a brief introduction to the FAST Query Language (FQL) and a comparison of the Search Result Web Part vs. the Content Search Web Part. <br /> <br />This book does not cover search schemas, custom full-text indexes or rank profiles, but focuses on the query part of SharePoint and how to use craft search queries for search driven solutions. <br /> <br />The book is based on Mikael's blog series by the same name, and provides an easy access reference and guide to search queries in SharePoint. <br /> <br />If you contact the author with proof of purchase you are entitled to a PDF copy of the book.