Method 1: Search for the original document The original document might not have been removed from the computer. Follow these steps to see whether you can find the document: Click Start, and then click Search. In the lower-left corner of the Windows Desktop Search pane, click Click here to use Search Companion, if that option is listed. In the Search Companion pane, click All Files and Folders. In the All or part of the file name box, type the name of the document that you want to find. In the Look in box, click My Computer, and then click Search. If the search details pane does not contain the document that you are looking for, you might have typed the file name incorrectly or the document might have a different name. Follow these steps to search for all Word documents: In the Search Companion pane, click Start a new search. Click All files and folders, and then copy and paste (or type) the following text into the All or part of the file name: box, and then click Sea...