Find/reuse docs quickly - from within Word 2007

You're drafting a document. You know you've written the bit you're about to do before. Or a good starting point.  But where is it?

Windows Search and Google Desktop Search both make it easy to search your computer for Word documents (doc/docx).

Both of them return a list of documents.  The search is the quick part.  

Reviewing the results takes a lot longer. You've got to open the documents, then scroll through and find the relevant bit.

Its really tedious, and consumes valuable time.  

Not any more.  Now there is an easier way.

Plutext TextTrove is an add-in for Word 2007, which lets you search your hard drive from within Word, and then quickly review the relevant bits of  the hits.

Effective knowledge management (KM) for knowledge workers such as consultants and lawyers.  Its also a great complement for researchers using tools like EndNote and Zotero.

Download Instructions

A free 3 week trial of our beta is available.

• Vista and Windows 7 users: download and install TextTrove

• XP users, there are 2 steps:

1. download and install  Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile

2. download and install TextTrove

A window will tell you when the install is complete. After this, you can start Word 2007, and you should see a Plutext tab:

Having problems?  Please see our installation help page.

Supported Desktop Search Providers

You need either Windows Search 4, or Google Desktop Search (others will be supported in the future)

• Vista or Win 7 users: you'll already have Windows Search.  You can also use Google Desktop Search if you wish.

• XP SP2 users: you can download Windows Search (or Google Desktop Search).  
• XP SP1 or earlier: you can only use Google Desktop Search.