Finding documents for research can take up a large amount of one's day. The IDC Reports that 22% of a knowledge workers day is spent looking for information.
To cut down on time spent looking for documents, useGoogle's filetype filter followed by the document extension that you are looking for.
Filetype Search:
Type [keywords filetype:pdf] to find keywords that are on aPDF.
[findability without complexityfiletype:pdf]
If you want to search through multiple filetypes at one time, combine them with Or Search.
[hybrid car sales filetype:xls ORfiletype:ppt]
This search skill can be used on Google.com, and on your intranet if it is powered by the Google Search Appliance.
Next week I'll review many of the different document types you can search by, and suggest which document type is most likely to have the information you are looking for.
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