Identify relevant documents (reports, conferences, etc.) using the filetype operator:
Harness the power of Google by taking advantage of its advanced features

You regularly search the Internet for specific types of documents (reports, tutorials, conference papers, theses...). These documents, which are often quite long and text-based, rarely appear in the first results proposed by the search engine. To identify them more quickly, add the operator filetype: followed by the file extension to your query words. In this way, you can use :

• filetype:pdf to find documents published in PDF format (which may be corporate documents, white papers, strategic documents, etc.);

• filetype:docx to identify reports and minutes in Word format;

• filetype:pptx to locate PowerPoint files (presentations given at conferences, online courses, etc.);

• filetype:xlsx to locate Excel data tables (conference attendees, research...