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Q183734: How to Create Custom Abstracts for HTML Documents

Article: Q183734
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): winnt:1.0,1.1,2.0; :
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbOSWin2000
Last Modified: 30-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Index Server versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 
- Indexing Service 
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SUMMARY
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Index Server automatically generates abstracts for documents during the indexing
process. However, the abstracts it creates may not contain the information you
want.

MORE INFORMATION
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For HTML documents, a META tag can be included that Index Server will use as the
abstract for the document. The format is as follows:

  <META NAME="description" CONTENT="Abstract text">

Index Server uses the content string as the abstract, instead of automatically
creating a content string based on document content.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbOSWin2000 
Technology        : kbIdxServSearch kbAudDeveloper kbIdxServ100 kbIdxServ110 kbIdxServ200
Version           : winnt:1.0,1.1,2.0; :
Issue type        : kbhowto

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