For most organisations google is the most used site. As many organisations set the default browser home page to a SharePoint intranet many users may find that they are redirected to the site that they don’t want to get to. An easy solution would be to add a Google web part to a page.
Something as simple as the following JavaScript could do the job.
<br />
<script>
function searchGoogle() {
alert('click');
var query =document.getElementById('querybox').value;
window.open('https://www.google.com?q=' + query, '_blank');
}
</script>
<div><img src="https://www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/1x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png" />
<input id="querybox" name="query" type="text" />
<input type="button" value="Search" />
<div>
But, this doesn’t work on the modern pages as script tags are not allowed in the Embed web part. Of course you could create an SPFx web part but there is an easier solution
Create a PowerApp
Start by creating a blank PowerApp and set the height and width to 450×90.
Then add 3 controls.
- an Image and set the image to the google logo
- a Text Input box
- Search icon
Set the Onselect of the Search icon to
Launch("https://google.com/search?q=" & TextInput1.Text)
Then save and publish the app and add the web part to your page.
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Pieter Veenstra
Is your business still running on paper trails, sprawling Excel files, or ageing Access databases? There's a better way — and I can show you exactly what it looks like. I'm the Technical Director of Vantage 365, a Microsoft solutions consultancy working with clients across the UK, the Netherlands, and worldwide. For over 30 years I've been turning messy, manual business processes into clean, automated systems that save time, reduce errors, and give teams the visibility they need to make better decisions. SharePains is not just any blog run by a Microsoft MVP. Have you ever used Try-Catch in Power Automate? The original post about Try-Catch in Power Automate can still be found on this site, https://sharepains.com/2018/02/07/try-catch-finally-in-power-automate-flow/ Or have you ever used the Pieter’s method to avoid variables and speed up your flows? https://sharepains.com/2020/03/11/pieters-method-for-advanced-in-flows/ You can contact me using contact@sharepains.com
That works great, but… how can I activate the search when the user hits the Enter key, instead of needing to click on the Search icon with the mouse?
You could use the OnChange of the Inputbox rather than the OnSelect of the icon. Simply copy the same code to the OnChange.
Thanks again, perfect!
Hi, when I enter text and hit enter, a blank google page shows up, is there a way to search the text that was entered?
What is the code that you are using inside the Launch?
Hi Pieter,
i’m using the code that was provided above:
Launch(“https://google.com/search?q=” & TextInput1.Text)
When a user connects towards SharePoint Online, they need to click on “Log On to PowerBI”. After that the searchbar becomes available. Is this standard or can we somehow we move the “Sign in to PowerBI” button?
If you have a Login to Power BI then most likely you have a Power BI Web parts on your page. Can you send me a screenshot of the page? The chat on this site will accept screenshots.
Hi there,
is it possible to open it in a new window?
yes just replace _blank with any name you want to give the new window. So newwindow would work as a name
Thank you for your repsonse! Unfortunately I am not sure where to add the “_blank”. Could you pls help? 🙂
Launch(“https://google.com/search?q=” & TextInput2.Text)
Try this:
Launch(“https://google.com/search?q=” & TextInput2.Text, "_blank")