Search for a Document

You can use words or phrases to find documents. This feature is useful if you know the subject matter of a document but not the file name.

When you specify more than one word, Word displays documents that contain any – not all – of the words.

1. Click File.

2. Click File Search.

   The Basic File Search pane appears.

3. Click here and type a word or phrase for which you want to search.

   

4. Click to display the locations you want to include in the search.

   You can click a plus sign () beside a box to display additional folders.

5. Click the box beside a location to include it in (), or remove it from (), the search.

6. Repeat step 4 to close the list of locations.

   

7. Click to display the types of files to include in the search.

8. Click the box beside a file type ( changes to ) to include it in or remove it from the search.

9. Repeat step 7 to close the list of file types.

10. Click Go to search.

    

    The documents containing the word or phrase you specified appear.

    

    You can open a document by clicking it.

Can I search for documents that contain more than one specific word?

1. In the Basic File Search pane, click the Advanced File Search link.

2. Type the first word for which you want to search in the Value box and click Add.

3. Click the And option ( changes to ).

4. Repeat steps 2 to 3 for the other words.

5. Click Go.

   

   Word displays documents that contain both words.