OneDrive - Search for Documents Video

Learn how to search for documents on OneDrive and customize your search methods. Use the Home, Shared, and Favorites tabs to filter documents by file type and naming conventions. Simplify organizing and finding your documents with these handy tools.

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but it can sometimes be difficult to find specific documents.

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It is possible to use different tools

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to facilitate the organisation and search for documents

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in the home shared and favourites tabs.

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You can philtre documents by file type, file name or by person

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to ensure quick access to certain documents.

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You can also add them to favourites by clicking on the favourites icon

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and you will find the documents in the favourites tab.

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The main tool for precise document searches is the search

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bar located at the top of the Onedrive window.

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This area consists of two distinct elements

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the search space and the button to select the area where to search for the document,

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three areas are available.

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The first my files allows you to search through

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all of your files present on one drive,

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the second

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all files centralises all of your files as

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well as documents shared by your collaborators.

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The third option Whole Organisation

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allows a search at the company's SharePoint level and provides

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visibility of all document resources across the company's Internet.

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The search functionality is available

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in all Microsoft applications where onedrive

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teams

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or SharePoint but also in desktop applications like Word

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you can search for recently opened documents in the file section,

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where you will find your recent files favourites or those shared by others.

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