Search File Content
- Last UpdatedApr 21, 2026
- 2 minute read
Document Content search requires WIthin Document checkbox to be checked.
Here are the different scenarios for Document and Document Content search:
Scenario 1: If Documents is selected and WIthin Document is left unchecked, results are calculated on these :
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Document name
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Document ID
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File ID
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Document type (class name)

Scenario 2: If Documents is selected and WIthin Document is checked, results included with content search are returned:
The order of relevance is:
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File content
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Document name
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Document ID
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File ID
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Document type (class name)

Note: You can enclose the search phrase in double quotes to get a match for the exact phrase.
Scenario 3: If All is selected, and Within Document is not checked, the result does not include Document content. If selected, it would include document content in the results.
Search Indexing Limitations
The maximum file size enabled for indexing is 2 GB and the file must have one of the following mime types, otherwise the file will not be indexed:
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application/msword
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application/pdf
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application/rtf
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application/vnd.ms-excel
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application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
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application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
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image/svg+xml
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image/vnd.dgn
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image/vnd.dwg
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text/plain
Note: The indexing of files uses the available text within the file and does not include an OCR process.