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Your First Search

Now that you have Skigk Søkeapp running, let's perform your first search!

Prerequisites

✅ Development server running (npm run dev) ✅ Google Cloud OAuth credentials configured ✅ Access to Google Workspace

Step 1: Login

  1. Open http://localhost:4200 in your browser
  2. Click the "Logg inn med Google" button
  3. Select your Google Workspace account
  4. Grant permissions for:
  5. View your Google Drive files
  6. View your profile information

Step 2: Search for a File

  1. In the search box, type a file name or keyword
  2. Example: report, contract, budget
  3. The search will automatically find matching files from:
  4. Your personal My Drive
  5. All Shared Drives you are a member of

Step 3: View Results

Each search result shows: - File Name - Click to open in Google Drive - File Type - Document (Docs), Spreadsheet (Sheets), PDF, etc. - Owner - Who owns the file - Last Modified - When it was last updated

Step 4: Get AI Summary (Premium Feature)

  1. Click the "Get Summary" button next to a file
  2. The AI will read the file and generate a summary
  3. Results appear instantly below the file

Advanced Search Tips

What to Search Example
Specific filename quarterly-report-2026
File type filetype:pdf contract
Recent files modified:2026-01
Files by owner owner:john@skigk.no
In Shared Drive sharedDrive:Finance

Troubleshooting

Search returns no results: - ❌ You may not be a member of the Shared Drive - ❌ File permissions may be restricted - ✅ Contact your admin to add you to the Shared Drive

AI Summary fails: - ❌ File may be too large or in unsupported format - ✅ Try with a Docs or Sheets file instead

OAuth popup closes without login: - ❌ Credentials may be misconfigured - ✅ Check .env.local has correct VITE_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID

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