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Advanced search queries may be saved to a special shelf for saved searches of the content work area. The query itself and not the results are saved. The user is asked to provide a unique name for the query and to select a default view supporting the display of search results, if multiple such views are available.
In launch a saved query again, the user simply selects it in the list of saved searches of the corresponding shelf. Magnolia displays the selected default view (usually the page list) and the advanced search settings as if the user had entered all manually, executes the search and shows the results.
Preserving context, updating the results
If the user switches to a different work area or menu while a basic or advanced search view is open, the query of the search is preserved. If the user later on switches back to the menu allowing her to browse the pages of a site, the basic or advanced search view is shown again and the query is executed again to ensure that *the search results shown are up-to-date".