Interesting to see that Google indexes most of the types of pages and files are below:
Google can index the content of most types of pages and files. The most common file types we index include:
- Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx)
- OpenOffice presentation (.odp)
- OpenOffice spreadsheet (.ods)
- OpenOffice text (.odt)
- Rich Text Format (.rtf)
- Scalable Vector Graphics (.svg)
- TeX/LaTeX (.tex)
- Text (.txt, .text, other file extensions), including source code in common programming languages:
- Basic source code (.bas)
- C/C++ source code (.c, .cc, .cpp, .cxx, .h, .hpp)
- C# source code (.cs)
- Java source code (.java)
- Perl source code (.pl)
- Python source code (.py)
- Comma-Separated Values (.csv)
- Wireless Markup Language (.wml, .wap)
- XML (.xml)
- Various video formats: 3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, DivX, M2V, M3U, M3U8, M4V, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, OGV, QVT, RAM, RM, VOB, WebM, WMV, and XAP
- Various image formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WebP, and SVG
Utilise the “filetype:” operator within Google Search to narrow down search results to a particular file type or extension. For instance, employing “filetype:rtf Galway” will seek out RTF files and URLs that conclude with “.rtf,” encompassing content that includes the term “galway.”
- Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf)
- Adobe PostScript (.ps)
- Google Earth (.kml, .kmz)
- GPS eXchange Format (.gpx)
- Hancom Hanword (.hwp)
- HTML (.htm, .html, other file extensions)
- Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx)
- Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx)
- Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx)
- OpenOffice presentation (.odp)
- OpenOffice spreadsheet (.ods)
- OpenOffice text (.odt)
- Rich Text Format (.rtf)
- Scalable Vector Graphics (.svg)
- TeX/LaTeX (.tex)
- Text (.txt, .text, other file extensions), including source code in common programming languages:
- Basic source code (.bas)
- C/C++ source code (.c, .cc, .cpp, .cxx, .h, .hpp)
- C# source code (.cs)
- Java source code (.java)
- Perl source code (.pl)
- Python source code (.py)
- Comma-Separated Values (.csv)
- Wireless Markup Language (.wml, .wap)
- XML (.xml)
- Various video formats: 3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, DivX, M2V, M3U, M3U8, M4V, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, OGV, QVT, RAM, RM, VOB, WebM, WMV, and XAP
- Various image formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WebP, and SVG
Utilise the “filetype:” operator within Google Search to narrow down search results to a particular file type or extension. For instance, employing “filetype:rtf Galway” will seek out RTF files and URLs that conclude with “.rtf,” encompassing content that includes the term “galway.”
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Biswajit Guha works as digital integration manager and is responsible for planning, implementing, and maintaining the organisation’s digital integration solutions. This includes developing and managing the integration of all of the organisation’s digital systems and applications and ensuring that the systems are secure and compliant with all applicable regulations.
