On the Content search page, click New search. In the left navigation pane of the Microsoft 365 compliance center, click Show all, and then click Content search. Go to and sign in using the credentials of an account that's been assigned the appropriate permissions. For more information, see Assign eDiscovery permissions. To access to the Content search page in the Microsoft 365 compliance center (to run searches and preview results and export results), an administrator, compliance officer, or eDiscovery manager must be a member of the eDiscovery Manager role group in the Microsoft 365 compliance center.

After you run a search, you can preview the results or export them to a local computer. You can quickly view statistics, such as the content locations that have the most items that match the search query. SharePoint Online sites and OneDrive for Business accountsĪfter you run a search, the number of content locations and an estimated number of search results are displayed on the search flyout page. Use this tool to search for content in these Microsoft 365 data sources: You can use the Content search eDiscovery tool in the Microsoft 365 compliance center to search for in-place content such as email, documents, and instant messaging conversations in your organization.