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John Bullington
Mar 16, 2015, 10:36:56 AM3/16/15
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You can and should use search operators from within the google search box at the top of your drive. Here are a list of those operators driectly from Google Help article linked below.
- Enter your search after adding the phrase and press Enter on your keyboard.
| Option | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| " " Quotes | To find documents that contain that exact phrase. | "match this phrase exactly" |
| OR | To find documents with at least one of the words. | tacos OR nachos |
| - Minus sign | Documents that exclude a particular word. So if you want docs that mention “salsa,” but not “dancing,” use... | salsa -dancing |
| owner: from: | Documents owned or shared from a specific person | owner:b...@gmail.com from:b...@gmail.com |
| to: | Documents you shared with someone | to:b...@gmail.com |
| is:starred | Items that you have marked with a star. | is:starred |
| is:trashed (in the new Google Drive) | Items that are trashed. | is:trashed |
| type: | Search by the type of document. This covers: folder, document, spreadsheet, presentation, pdf, image, video, drawing, form, script, and table. | type:spreadsheet |
| before:YYYY-MM-DD after:YYYY-MM-DD | Find items that were edited before or after a certain day. | before:2014-05-01 after:2014-05-01 |
| title: | Search by the item’s title. | title:"Conference 2014" |
| app: (in the new Google Drive) | Search for items that can be opened by a specific app. | app:"Google Docs" |
| source:domain (in the new Google Drive) | (For Google Apps users only) Search for items that have been shared publicly to the user's domain, instead of the user's default set of searchable items. |
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