Learning CenterSearch results' details:
email Gmail
today Calendar
Online calendar
drive_document Docs
Documents
drive_spreadsheet Sheets
Spreadsheets
drive_presentation Slides
Presentations
drive_form Forms
Surveys
drive_site Sites
Websites
drive_drawing Drawings
Illustrations such as diagrams and charts
group Groups
Online forums and email-based groups
folder Drive folder
Online file storage
Operator
Examples
Description
Operator
" " (quotes)
Examples
"market analysis"
Description
Find content that includes the exact word, or set of words, in the same order as what's inside the quotes.
Operator
-
(hyphen)
Examples
payroll -reports
inventory -owner:me
sales contenttype:doc -owner:me
Description
Find content that does not include the specific word or operator term.
Note: This operator doesn't work alone. You need to use it with a search term or another operator.
Operator
AND
&
Examples
sales reports
sales & reports
Description
By default, only pages that include all of your search terms are returned. You don’t need to include AND between the terms.
Operator
OR
|
Examples
sales OR marketing
sales | marketing
sales from:(marysmith OR johndoe)
Description
Find content that includes at least one of the words or operator terms.
Operator
NOT
Examples
sales NOT marketing
Description
Find content that does not include the specific word or operator term.
Operator
source:
Examples
training source:mail
Description
Find content from a particular Google product, including Gmail, Drive, Sites, Groups, Calendar.
Operator
contenttype:
Examples
training contenttype:doc
Description
Find particular types of content, such as documents, spreadsheets, presentations, images, folders, and attachments.
Operator
filetype:
Examples
training filetype:(doc OR pdf)
Description
Find content with a particular file extension.
Operator
owner:
Examples
reports owner:me
reports owner:marysmith
Description
Find content you own or that’s been shared with you.
Operator
from:
Examples
reports from:me source:drive
reports from:(marysmith OR johndoe)
Description
Specify the person who sent or who created the content you’re looking for.
Operator
to:
Examples
reports to:me from:marysmith
reports to:golf-club-members
Description
Specify the person who received the content you’re looking for.
Operator
before:
Examples
orders before:09/30/2015
Description
Find content created or edited before a certain date (MM/DD/YYYY).
Operator
after:
Examples
orders after:09/20/2015
orders after:09/20/2015
before:09/30/2015
Description
Find content created or edited after a certain date (MM/DD/YYYY).