Yes, if you find that the Microsoft Search box is taking up too much space you can collapse it down to just the magnifying glass icon. Clear the Creative Commons checkbox to remove that filter and see a larger set of results. By default only images with Creative Commons licenses will appear in the results. Pictures - Runs a Bing Image search for images that match your query. Web - Returns a list of web results for your query from Bing. Only files you have permission to see will be included in the results.

Knowledge - Gives you a definition and/or more information about the topic from sources like Wikipedia.įiles - Searches your organization for files that contain the word or phrase that you searched for. Excel and PowerPoint still have the classic Smart Lookup pane, for now. Note: The Search pane is currently only available in Word. The Search box will find the commands that match your needs and you can launch those commands directly from the results. Not sure how to do something in Microsoft 365 or can't find the button on the ribbon that you're looking for? Click the Search box and type what you'd like to do.

If you're using a work or school account you may also be able to find people or files in your organization. The search box can help you find commands in the application, text in your file, or more information about a word or phrase. If you're using a business edition of Office 365 you will also see people you frequently collaborate with and files you've recently worked on. Get started quicklyĬlick the Microsoft Search box, or press ALT+Q, and before you even type anything Search will recall recently used commands and suggest other actions you may want to take based on what you appear to be doing.

Click the Microsoft Search box, or press ALT+Q, and before you even type anything Search will recall recently used commands and suggest other actions you may want to take based on what you appear to be doing.

Search word files for text