How do you filter a SharePoint list with a text fi

Question

I have a SharePoint list, which is paged. I want to allow the user to enter a search string in a text field and then filter that paged list. Is there a way to do this with a Filter Web Part?

Answer 1

Kit provided you with a straight forward answer. But usually people want to find item that contains substring. For that you can connect the form info as parameters to other webparts, and then filter as substring.

Answer 2

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1. Add a Form Web Part to the page with your list view
2. Click Edit -> Connections -> Provide form values to -> "Your List Name"
3. Click Next
4. Choose the column you want to be filtered in the List View Web Part
5. Click Finish