# Usage - [Search projects](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/search-projects.md): Projects are collections of documents. Datashare displays statistics about each projects. - [Explore a project](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/explore-a-project.md): A project is a collection of documents. Datashare displays statistics about each projects. - [Search documents](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/search-documents.md): Search with the main search bar and configure settings to display your search's results. - [Search with operators or Regex](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/search-with-operators.md): To make your searches more precise, use operators in the main search bar. - [Filter documents](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/filter-documents.md): Filters are on the left of the search bar. You can contextualize, exclude and reset them. Active filters are displayed in the search breadcrumb. - [Explore a document](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/explore-a-document.md): Explore the document's data through different tabs. - [Batch search documents](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/batch-search-documents.md): Batch searches allow to get the results of each query of a list all at once: instead of searching each query one by one, upload a list, set options/filters and see the matching documents. - [Star, tag and recommend](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/star-documents.md): Turn the documents into starred, tag them or, in server mode, recommend them to project's other members. - [Keyboard shortcuts](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/use-keyboard-shortcuts.md): Shortcuts help do some actions faster. - [Create a Neo4j graph and explore it](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/explore-the-neo4j-graph.md): This page explains how to leverage Neo4j to explore your Datashare projects. - [FAQ](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq.md): 👷‍♀️ This page is currently being written by Datashare team. - [General](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/general.md): 👷‍♀️ This page is currently being written by Datashare team. - [Can I use Datashare with no internet connection?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/general/can-i-use-datashare-with-no-internet-connection.md) - [Can I download a document from Datashare?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/general/can-i-download-a-document.md) - [Can I remove document(s) from Datashare?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/general/can-i-remove-a-document-from-datashare.md) - [Do you recommend OS or machines for large corpuses?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/general/do-you-recommend-os-or-machines-for-large-corpuses.md) - [Can I use an external drive as data source?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/general/can-i-use-an-external-drive-as-data-source.md) - [How can we use Datashare on a collaborative mode on a server?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/general/how-can-we-use-datashare-on-a-collaborative-mode-on-a-server.md) - [What should I do if I get more than 10,000 results?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/general/what-should-i-do-if-i-get-more-than-10-000-results.md) - [Why results from a simple search and a batch search can be slightly different?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/general/why-results-from-a-simple-search-and-a-batch-search-can-be-sligthly-different.md) - [How can I uninstall Datashare?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/general/how-can-i-uninstall-datashare.md) - [Advanced: how can I do bulk actions with Tarentula?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/general/advanced-how-can-i-do-bulk-actions-with-tarentula.md) - [How to run Neo4j?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/general/how-to-run-neo4j.md): This page explains how to run a Neo4j instance inside docker. For any additional information please refer to the Neo4j documentation: https://neo4j.com/docs/getting-started/ - [How can I contact ICIJ for help, bug reporting or suggestions?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/general/how-can-i-contact-icij-for-help-bug-reporting-or-suggestions.md) - [Definitions](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/definitions.md): 👷‍♀️ This page is currently being written by Datashare team. - [What is an entity?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/definitions/what-is-a-named-entity.md) - [What are NLP pipelines?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/definitions/what-are-nlp-pipelines.md) - [What is fuzziness?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/definitions/what-is-fuzziness.md) - [What are proximity searches?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/definitions/what-are-proximity-searches.md) - [Common errors](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/common-errors.md): 👷‍♀️ This page is currently being written by Datashare team. - ['We were unable to perform your search.' What should I do?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/common-errors/your-search-query-is-wrong.md): This can be due to some syntax errors in the way you wrote your query.‌ - [List of common errors leading to "failure" in Batch Searches](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/common-errors/list-of-common-errors-leading-to-failure-in-batch-searches.md) - [What if Datashare says 'No documents found'?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/common-errors/it-says-no-documents-found.md) - [What if tasks are 'running' but not completing?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/common-errors/tasks-are-running-but-not-completing.md) - [What if the 'View' of my documents is 'not available'?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/common-errors/i-dont-see-any-preview-of-my-document..md) - [What do I do if Datashare opens a blank screen in my browser?](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/common-errors/datashare-opens-a-blank-screen-in-my-browser..md) - [I see entities in the filters but not in the documents](https://icij.gitbook.io/datashare/usage/faq/common-errors/i-see-people-organizations-and-locations-in-the-filters-but-not-in-the-documents.md) - [Datashare doesn't open. 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