Document Search

Find documents quickly using Infera's powerful search features.

Basic Search

1. Click the search bar at the top of the page (or press /)
2. Type your search terms
3. Press Enter or click the search icon
4. Results appear instantly

What Gets Searched

Infera searches across:

• File names - The name of the document
• File contents - Text within PDFs, Word docs, and other documents
• OCR text - Text extracted from scanned documents and images
• Metadata - Upload date, uploader name, etc.

Search Tips

Exact Phrases

Use quotes to search for exact phrases:

"motion to dismiss"

Multiple Terms

All terms must appear (AND search):

smith contract 2024

Exclude Terms

Use minus to exclude terms:

contract -draft

Filtering Results

After searching, filter results by:

• File type - PDF, Word, Excel, etc.
• Date range - Uploaded within a specific period
• Folder - Limit to specific folders
• Uploader - Documents uploaded by a specific person

Sorting Results

Sort search results by:

• Relevance (default) - Most relevant matches first
• Date - Newest or oldest first
• Name - Alphabetical order
• Size - Largest or smallest first

Saving Searches

For searches you run frequently:

1. Perform your search
2. Click Save Search
3. Give it a name
4. Access saved searches from the sidebar

Search Within a Folder

To limit search to a specific folder:

1. Navigate to the folder first
2. Then perform your search
3. Results will only include documents in that folder and subfolders

No Results?

If you're not finding what you need:

• Check spelling
• Try different keywords
• Remove filters
• Search from the root folder to search everywhere
• Check if the document was recently uploaded (indexing may take a moment)