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How to Search Files in Windows 10 and 11

July 15, 2025

Quick answer Simple search: 1. Open File Explorer. 2. Navigate to the folder you want to search. 3. Click on the search box, and type part of the name of the file you are looking for. 4. To search the file's text, click on "Search options" and select "File Contents."   Advanced search: 1. Install and […]

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How to Search Text in Multiple PDF Files in Windows

June 3, 2025

Quick answer   Search PDF Files with Acrobat Reader: Open Acrobat Reader, press Shift+Ctrl+F, choose "All PDF Documents in", select your target folder, enter your search text, and hit "Search".   Search PDF Files with SeekFast: Install SeekFast, click "Browse.." to choose the folder with your PDFs, type your search words and press "Enter".   […]

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How to Search Text in Your Documents on Mac

April 15, 2025

In this article, I will give you a quick overview of the best tools for textual search in your files on Mac.     1. SeekFast If you need to search the text of your documents in a folder on your Mac, I recommend SeekFast - a powerful tool that allows you to search for keywords […]

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How to Search in a PDF File for Words or Phrases

February 8, 2022

Depending on its size and length, searching through a single PDF document can be challenging. When you’re drowning in paperwork or are generally swamped, you need to know all the tricks to quickly find what you’re looking for.   Luckily, there are some specific tools and methods that can help you become efficient in searching […]

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Search Text in Multiple Excel Files

January 31, 2022

In this article, I will explain how to search text in multiple Excel files in Windows.   There are two main methods: 1. Using the File Explorer. 2. Using an external program.   I have personally tried many search applications. Most of them search only in the first sheet of the Excel files. Only a […]

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How to Search Text in Multiple Files in Linux

November 17, 2021

For Linux users, the need to search for words in one or multiple files arises quite often.   There are many different applications that can do a good job for you. Which application will be most suitable for you depends on your needs and preferences. The applications are mainly distinguished by the following characteristics: Command […]

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How to Search Text in Multiple LibreOffice Files

April 13, 2021

LibreOffice is a free, open-source office suite that is used by tens of thousands of people across the globe. It’s also known as a successor of OpenOffice, and it offers feature-rich tools and a clean interface, which you can use to improve your productivity and unleash your creativity. LibreOffice suite comes with multiple applications, which […]

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How to Search Text in Multiple LaTeX Documents

February 14, 2021

1. Introduction   LaTeX is a document management system that is very popular among authors of scientific publications, as well as among the most prestigious publishers. It is especially suitable for creating documents with special symbols, mathematical formulas, etc. In fact, it is already a world standard for writing scientific papers.     LaTeX was […]

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How to Search Text in Multiple Word Files

January 28, 2021

Microsoft Word is the world's most widely-used document creation and processing program, with a market share of 42%, followed by Google Docs and Microsoft PowerPoint. The main file formats of Word documents are docx and doc.   When you work with a large number of Word documents, finding specific text among them becomes quite difficult, […]

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Search Text in Multiple OpenOffice Documents

October 21, 2016

The Open document format (ODF) is a default format for text, spreadsheet, presentations created with OpenOffice, LibreOffice, Softmaker FreeOffice, Calligra, WPS Office, iWork, KOffice and many more completely free office suites.   Why do people prefer free office suites   Many people prefer to use open document formats for their work because it is completely […]

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