add custom field to global search for Contacts

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We have added a Preferred/Nickname custom text field to Contacts object.  Is it possible to add this custom field to be used within Global Search?  We would like to do a quick search and include this custom field to find a contact. Thanks.

Gabriel Diaz · Answer

These two articles may help with your what you are needing.

Make additional fields searchable:

https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=000271301&language=en_US&type=1

Unable to find records in global search:

https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=000176816&type=1

add custom field to global search for Contacts

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