--- title: Document Review - Search for Documents Containing Unreadable Text description: You Can Search Our Workspace for Documents Containing Unreadable Text. --- [Skip to content](https://help.safelinkhub.com/document-review-search-for-documents-containing-unreadable-text-1#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Contact us](https://help.safelinkhub.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![safelink](https://help.safelinkhub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/safelink.png?width=133&height=30&name=safelink.png)](https://safelinkhub.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Contact us](https://help.safelinkhub.com/kb-tickets/new) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Knowledge Hub](https://help.safelinkhub.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [eReview | Document Review | Litigation](https://help.safelinkhub.com/ereview-document-review-litigation?hsLang=en) # Document Review - Search for Documents Containing Unreadable Text ## You Can Search Our Workspace for Documents Containing Unreadable Text. [Document Review - Search for Documents Containing Unreadable Text - Gen 4](https://help.safelinkhub.com/document-review-search-for-documents-containing-unreadable-text-1#gen4) [Document Review - Search for Documents Containing Unreadable Text - Gen 3](https://help.safelinkhub.com/document-review-search-for-documents-containing-unreadable-text-1#gen3) ### Document Review - Search for Documents Containing Unreadable Text - Gen 4 #### Files that may not contain readable text are audio files, images, password-protected documents, corrupted files, video files or unprocessed files (files still being processed by the system). 1. To begin, click **Search**. ![document1](https://help.safelinkhub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/document1.png?width=688&name=document1.png) 2. Next, click **Document Search Wizard**. ![document2](https://help.safelinkhub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/document2.png?width=688&name=document2.png) 3. Click the search condition drop-down menu on the **Find Documents** screen to change your search parameters. ![document3](https://help.safelinkhub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/document3.png?width=688&name=document3.png) 4. Next, select **Having searchable text?**.   ![document4](https://help.safelinkhub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/document4.png?width=688&name=document4.png) 5. Click the corresponding drop-down menu to the right.  ![document5](https://help.safelinkhub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/document5.png?width=688&name=document5.png) 6. Select **No** to search your workspace for documents that do not have searchable text. ![document6](https://help.safelinkhub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/document6.png?width=688&name=document6.png) *Notice you can search your workspace for unreadable texts both positively - Yes, or negatively - No.* 7. Click **Search.  ![document7](https://help.safelinkhub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/document7.png?width=688&name=document7.png)** 8. Click on a file title to open it in the document viewer. The system will display search results matching your search parameters. You can also save, export, tag these results and view the match breakdown on the right.  ![document8](https://help.safelinkhub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/document8.png?width=688&name=document8.png) --- ### Document Review - Search for Documents Containing Unreadable Text - Gen 3 #### Files that may not contain readable text are audio files, images, password-protected documents, corrupted files, video files or unprocessed files (files still being processed by the system). 1. To begin, click **Search**. ![1 search](https://help.safelinkhub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20search.png?width=688&name=1%20search.png) 2. Next, click **Document Search Wizard.** ![2 search](https://help.safelinkhub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2%20search.png?width=688&name=2%20search.png) 3. Click the search condition drop-down menu on the **Find Documents** screen to change your search parameters. ![3 search](https://help.safelinkhub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/3%20search.png?width=688&name=3%20search.png) 4. Next, select **Having searchable text?**. ![4 search](https://help.safelinkhub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/4%20search.png?width=688&name=4%20search.png) 5. Click the corresponding drop-down menu to the right. ![5 search](https://help.safelinkhub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/5%20search.png?width=688&name=5%20search.png) 6. Select **No** to search your workspace for documents that do not have searchable text. Notice you can search your workspace for unreadable texts both positively - Yes, or negatively - No.  ![60. search](https://help.safelinkhub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/60.%20search.png?width=688&name=60.%20search.png) 7. Click **Search**. ![77 search](https://help.safelinkhub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/77%20search.png?width=688&name=77%20search.png) 8. Click on a file title to open it in the document viewer. The system will display search results matching your search parameters. 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