How to Search for Powerpoint Presentations on Google

Did you know that you can restrict your Google searches to specifically look for Powerpoint files? Simply type in your terms in the Google search box and add the phrase "filetype:ppt" (without the quotation marks) after your search word(s) or phrase.



Say you were interested in searching for information on automotive dealerships. After typing in your key words -- in this case, automotive dealerships -- add filetype:ppt. This tells Google to restrict the search to a specific filetype, ppt, which is the filetype extension for Powerpoint. Google then searches for and returns results that are ONLY Powerpoint files. Other filetypes, such as html (hyper-text markup language), pdf (Adobe portable document format), and doc (the file extension for Word documents), are deliberately EXCLUDED. This is a quick and easy technique to zero-in your Google searches on Powerpoint files and an underrated way to uncover new and fresh online information on virtually any topic.