How to Use Google to Search for Microsoft Word Documents

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Google gives you the option of keywords searching in various formats. One such option is a Microsoft Word or .doc document. Here’s how you can use Google to search for Microsoft Word documents.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Go to the Google search homepage, www.google.com.
Step 2

Click on the Advanced Features link beside the search box.
Step 3

Select the Microsoft Word (.doc) file format in the File Format section.
Step 4

Alternatively, you can specify the preference directly in the search box. For example, if you want to search for the keyword basketball in Microsoft Word files, your search key should be basketball filetype:doc.

Tips & Warnings

Use the quotes operator if your keyword contains more than one word. For instance, “basketball stadium” filetype:doc. Without the quotes you would get a listing of all .doc files with any or all of the words.