How are search results displayed?

When you select a saved search, the results get displayed in the order defined in the saved search. That order can be based on the sort order of a particular column. You can always specify your own sort order by clicking the header on the columns. When you do a keyword search, the sorting order defaults to sort by relevance: the records with the highest number of hits are listed first. For example, searching accounts on the term "Redwood", lists accounts with Redwood in the name and addresses in Redwood City before listing accounts with Redwood in the account name only.

If you decide to sort your results ascending or descending on a particular column, you can always return to the sort by relevance, by selecting Sort by Relevance from the Actions menu