How to Search for Powerpoint Files in Yahoo

Google is not the only search engine that allows you to specifically search for Powerpoint files. Yahoo offers that service as well on its Advanced Web Search page.

Scanning for Powerpoint files is a two-step process. First, you enter your key words(s) in one or more of the four search boxes. Next, you scroll down the page to the "File Format" section. Select the drop-down menu to the right and choose from among the eight file type categories including Powerpoint, Adobe PDF and Excel.



In this instance, select Microsoft Powerpoint(.ppt). This tells Yahoo to search for your key words but only return results that are .ppt files. Scroll down to the bottom of the page, hit the Yahoo Search button, and Yahoo will execute your specialized .ppt search. Voila! Only .ppt files are shown in the results and you can scan for the specific file that best suits your information needs.