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title: "How is document text searched?"
date: "2025-01-09T20:23:13+00:00"
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When the Document Text Search feature is enabled, text in documents can be searched when keywords are entered in the quick search and the Search Document Text option is checked in the [refine search](/acquia-dam/how-do-i-refine-searches "How do I refine searches?"). The Search Document Text option will be automatically checked when you search for assets. Uncheck that option if you don't want to search documents.

![Select Search Document Text in the Refine Search panel to search text of documents.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/eef511c7-ed62-487b-9241-786e0e65fa31/web/ka0Pb0000006yJF00N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005LvkI.png)

Microsoft Office documents (including text on PowerPoint slides), PDF, Apple Keynote, and RTF files are searched when the feature is enabled. Adobe Illustrator are also searched, when text in the file hasn’t been converted to outlines.   
  
If you're an Acquia DAM admin, enable or disable the feature on the [Features page](What-are-the-available-features-and-their-permissions). Note that when the feature is disabled, the [Search Within](/acquia-dam/whats-search-within "What's Search Within?") option is available.

Search document text via the advanced search
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Document text can also be searched using the [advanced search](How-do-I-perform-an-advanced-search). To search document text using the advanced search:

1.  Click the **More** dropdown.
2.  Click **Advanced search**.
3.  Select **Document Text** in the asset advanced search options.
4.  Enter a search term.
5.  Click **Search**.

![Use the advanced search to find assets with certain document text.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/fbe4369e-7ed5-4d9b-94a8-cd3d465f62d1/web/ka0Pb0000006yJF00N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005LvkH.png)