Powertools gives you the possibility to search for files using advanced criteria like tags, metadata, document type or workspace name. You can also restrict the search to a specific folder or Workspace.
By default, the search is the Google Drive search. If you want to use the Powertools search, just activate it by clicking on the "Search ++" button:
2. How to Restrict a search to a specific folder?
- Go to the folder you want to search in
- Enter your search criteria (metadata, tags, keyword, ...)
- Select in the list, "search in folder" button
Our advanced search enables users to search using advanced criteria like tag, metadata, workspaces and file types.
We propose 2 ways to enter your search criteria:
Start typing the word you are looking for, and a panel will automatically present you with all the answers. See the example below with the "Legal" Word.
Option 2: use the Powertools syntax
You can also mix specific commands t search for documents with tags, document type, version, etc...
The syntax is the following:
- To find document with a specific tag, use the tag: command followed by the name of the tag you want to find,
- Use the doctype: command followed by the name of the file type you want to find,
- Use the meta: command followed by metadata name,
- Use the workspace: command followed by workspace name,
- Use the version: +current command to find the current version of a document,
- To find all versions of a document, use the version: +all command
