How to search text inside documents on Windows 10

Open the Documents folder in File Explorer and click in the Search Documents text box. Type your search word or phrase there. When you click in the Search Documents box the Search ribbon opens with additional tools that you might find useful.

1. How do I search for text inside a file?
2. How do I search contents in Windows 10?
3. How do you search for a string in all files in a folder in Windows?
4. How do I search inside multiple text files?
5. How do I search for text in a Word document?
6. How do I search for text in Notepad?
7. How do I search for text in command prompt?
8. How do I do an advanced search in Windows 10?
9. Can Windows search inside files?
10. How do I search for a file pattern in Windows?
11. How do I search for a specific file type in Windows 10?
12. How do I search my computer for a file?

How do I search for text inside a file?

How to Search for words within files on Windows 7

1. Open windows explorer.
2. Using the left hand file menu select the folder to search in.
3. Find the search box in the top right hand corner of the explorer window.
4. In the search box type content: followed by the word or phrase you are searching for.(eg content:yourword)

How do I search contents in Windows 10?

Click the File Types tab on the Advanced Options dialog box. By default, all the extensions are selected, and that's what we want. This will allow Windows to search through all the types of files on your hard drive. Select the Index Properties and File Contents option in the How should this file be indexed section.

How do you search for a string in all files in a folder in Windows?

Select Search > Find in Files from the menu. If you like keyboard shortcuts better, use Ctrl-Shift-F to open the search window instead.

How do I search inside multiple text files?

Go to Search > Find in Files (Ctrl+Shift+F for the keyboard addicted) and enter:

1. Find What = (test1|test2)
2. Filters = *. txt.
3. Directory = enter the path of the directory you want to search in. You can check Follow current doc. to have the path of the current file to be filled.
4. Search mode = Regular Expression.

How do I search for text in a Word document?

To open the Find pane from the Edit View, press Ctrl+F, or click Home > Find. Find text by typing it in the Search the document for… box. Word Web App starts searching as soon as you start typing.

How do I search for text in Notepad?

To Find Text in Notepad

Press the Ctrl + F keys. Select (highlight) text you want to search and find, and press the Ctrl+F keys. Click/tap on Edit on the menu bar, and click/tap on Find.

How do I search for text in command prompt?

If you want to find specific text in files, in a command line output or elsewhere, you may use the findstr command on Windows to do so. Findstr is a built-in tool of the Windows operating system that you may run from the command line to find text in files or in command line outputs.

How do I do an advanced search in Windows 10?

Open File Explorer and click in the Search box, Search Tools will appear at the top of the Window which allows the choosing of a Type, a Size, Date Modified, Other Properties and Advanced search.

Can Windows search inside files?

By default, Windows Search will use a plain text filter to search the contents of those types of files, since another app is not associated. After the index is rebuilt, searching for text inside one of the new file types should now show results.

How do I search for a file pattern in Windows?

Findstr command on Windows is useful for searching for specific text pattern in files. It's functionality is similar to the grep command on Linux OS. You can find below the syntax of 'findstr' for various use cases.

How do I search for a specific file type in Windows 10?

Just type in the file name or part of the file name and Windows 10 will attempt to find the files matching your query or will present you with an option to perform a deeper search. You can see from this screenshot that I'm trying to search for all files with a PPTX extension.

How do I search my computer for a file?

Windows 8

1. Press the Windows key to access the Windows Start screen.
2. Start typing part of the file name you want to find. As you type results for your search are shown. ...
3. Click the drop-down list above the Search text field and select the Files option.
4. The search results are shown below the Search text field.