Some advanced search operators for Google Docs
Type of document – type:{spreadsheet,presentation,document}
Phrase (use quotes) – e.g. “drive the car”
Exclusion of an item (use the minus sign) – e.g. white socks -baseball
Time of item editing – before:YYYY-MM-DD, after:YYYY-MM-DD
Ownership of items – owner:INSERTNAMEHEREe@gmail.com
Hidden or starred items – is:starred, is:hidden
Items shared with others or shared with you – from:INSERTNAMEHEREe@gmail.com, to:INSERTNAMEHEREe@gmail.com
By subject (or word in subject) – subject:INSERTSUBJECTHERE
By title (or word in title) – title: INSERTITLEHERE
Either-or function – e.g. bison OR buffalo
These operators are entered into the search box on your Google Docs page. You can sometimes string these functions together. For example, if you wanted to find a file you have that was made last year, shared with your boss, and was about sports, you could enter: before:2010-01-01 to:BOSS@gmail.com subject:sports.
