How do I set custom display columns for search results

Columns settings are part of the report features, many of which contain search capabilities. A text search is much more simple and simply results in links to the found items with a few limited options for additional data. The preferred columns for a project search are not often the same columns we want in a task search and using the report interface for searching allows us to tailor the results to display by item type for the columns we prefer as our defaults for that item type.

For example, if a project search would be best to show the date it was created, the primary project manager, project status and project type, make those selections the default global columns for that report using the Quick Selections. A shortcut to that report will preload the interface and the default columns so you now only need to type in the search input and run the report.

A shortcut to a project report is.
https://[youraddress].projectinsight.net/report/project.