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What does "research option" in MS Office stand for? And how does it work?

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Question added by Lubna Al-Sharif , Medical Laboratory Technician , Nablus Specailized Hospital
Date Posted: 2013/09/16
Mohammed Yaseen MBA  PMP®
by Mohammed Yaseen MBA PMP® , Commercial Officer , Hayat Communications

One of those features is within Microsoft Office Word, known as Research, which allows individuals to customize options to suit their research needs.

 

This feature can be used to expose SharePoint search, meaning that individuals can locate information they have access to on SharePoint within Microsoft Office Word, without having to go to the SharePoint site.

This means that information workers could lookup anything they want directly within Word, without having to go somewhere else for viewing extra articulation over desired document content.

 

To work with SharePoint, the Research feature needs to connect to SharePoint search services. These search services are available from any SharePoint site. You can connect and register to these services on an on-premise SharePoint site collection and an Office365 Public or Private site.The service to connect and to register into Word is search.asmx, which is a Query Web Service for SharePoint.Search.asmx is a web service, and because it is a web service it is simple to configure. Note also that because it is a web service that it is only available in IIS, and only callable from HTTP / HTTPSHere is an example of a search web service called through http

 

Joey Lustre
by Joey Lustre , Logistics Coordinator , McDermott Middle East Inc.

Research Option are collection of references which MS Office include when you want to review or proof read what ever document you are working on.

For example, when you type a word and want to learn more about it, research option will list all the available reference you can use like dictionary and thesaurus, if that word is not found it will also list alternative reference books or research site(online).

 

 

 

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Research options are the specific reference books and research sites available in Microsoft Office2010 to help with multilingual needs. For example, in the Research Option dialog box, you can select from dictionaries, thesauruses, and various Internet research Web sites in several languages. The Research Options services available depend on the language of your version of Office2010 and any services that you add to the Research Optionsdialog box.

SUBHASHISH BHATTACHARYA
by SUBHASHISH BHATTACHARYA , Asst. Manager-AutoCAD Drawing & Technical Documentation , Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

The "RESEARCH" feature/option (available in Microsoft Word versions2007 and beyond) allows you to look-up anything you want under it’s own window. You do not need to go somewhere else for viewing extra articulation over desired document content. It has certainly begotten the new dimension of researching terms, words, concepts.Research options are the specific reference books and research sites available in Microsoft Office2010 to help with multilingual needs. For example, in the "Research" Option dialog box, you can select from dictionaries, thesauruses, and various Internet research Web sites in several languages. The Research Options services available depend on the language of your version of Office2010 and any services that you add to the "Research" Options dialog box.

Mahmoud Aun
by Mahmoud Aun , Office Manager [Accompanying Office] , His Excellency Sheikh Saleh Kamel

Research options are the specific reference books and research sites available in Microsoft Office2010 to help with multilingual needs. For example, in the Research Option dialog box, you can select from dictionaries, thesauruses, and various Internet research Web sites in several languages. The Research Options services available depend on the language of your version of Office2010 and any services that you add to the Research Optionsdialog box.

ahmed sameer morsy
by ahmed sameer morsy , Financial Manager , EAST FLEET TRADING COMPANY

Research options are the specific reference books and research sites available in Microsoft Office2010 to help with multilingual needs. For example, in the Research Option dialog box, you can select from dictionaries, thesauruses, and various Internet research Web sites in several languages. The Research Options services available depend on the language of your version of Office2010 and any services that you add to the Research Optionsdialog box.

To work with SharePoint, the Research feature needs to connect to SharePoint search services. These search services are available from any SharePoint site. You can connect and register to these services on an on-premise SharePoint site collection and an Office365 Public or Private site.The service to connect and to register into Word is search.asmx, which is a Query Web Service for SharePoint.Search.asmx is a web service, and because it is a web service it is simple to configure. Note also that because it is a web service that it is only available in IIS, and only callable from HTTP / HTTPSHere is an example of a search web service called through http

A. B. M. Rocknuzzaman
by A. B. M. Rocknuzzaman , Executive, System Developer , Beximco LTD.

Setup office2007->Review->Research than u do the work

Muhammad Saad Khan
by Muhammad Saad Khan , Postdoctoral Research Associate , Texas A&M University

Research Option are collection of references which MS Office include when you want to review or proof read what ever document you are working on.

This option for quick searching on keyword through bing service.

Nadeem Nahid
by Nadeem Nahid , Medical Editor , Echoescribe

It's simply an inbuilt feature in MS office. The Research feature allows you to look-up anything you want under it’s own window. You don’t need to go somewhere else for viewing extra articulation over desired document content. It has certainly begotten the new dimension of researching terms, words, concepts, etc. It mainly includes predominant services for research purposes; Encarta, Bing, HighBeam etc.

Srinivas Sitaram
by Srinivas Sitaram , US IT Recruiter for Bench Sales , (XENOPT HEALTHCARE) Adept Computer Consultants

Research options are the specific reference books and research sites available in Microsoft Office2010 to help with multilingual needs. For example, in the Research Option dialog box, you can select from dictionaries, thesauruses, and various Internet research Web sites in several languages. The Research Options services available depend on the language of your version of Office2010 and any services that you add to the Research Optionsdialog box.

lemuel olivarez
by lemuel olivarez , IT Consultant , Editec UK Limited

Simply put, the research options button provides one click access to particular reference books and research sites that the Microsoft Office  suite provides as information resources. For example, the Research  services to choose from include dictionaries, thesauruses, and various Internet research Web sites in several languages. The Research pane also includes a very useful translation service.

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