Search the docs

Find a word or phrase across every document in the workspace, ranked by how well each section matches.

On this page

Search finds sections of your library that contain the words you type. It is a plain word search, fast and free: no AI runs. Use it when you know what you are looking for; use the chat when you want an answer.

  1. On the Docs page, select Search at the top of the Library list. You can also press ⌘ K and choose Search the docs.
  2. Type your words. Results update as you type.
  3. Sort by Relevance or Newest first.
  4. Select a result to open the section with your search words highlighted.

#What you see

Illustration: Search results: one row per section, with the matching words marked.
  • The number of results. Past 2,000 sections it says “2000+”.
  • One row per section: its title, the document trail, where the document came from, the date it was added, and a snippet with your words marked.
  • 20 results a page, with Previous and Next.

#How matching works

  • Every word you type must appear somewhere in the section, not necessarily in the same paragraph.
  • Put words in quotes, "partial refund", to find them together as a phrase. A hyphenated word is a phrase too.
  • Word endings are matched: “refunds” finds “refund”.
  • Very common words, such as “the”, are left out unless they are all you typed.
  • Relevance puts the best matches first; among near-equal matches, newer documents come first.