The SolidWorks search functionality allows you to search through your collection of SolidWorks and DWG documents by file name, feature name, parameter name or value, or by any term whatsoever in the entire file. The search is powered by an index that is created while your computer is idle, so it is quite fast. The search results are presented in the search task pane in a prioritized fashion.
By default the search looks at some of your local directories, the SW Toolbox, Design Library and 3D Content Central, and it offers you filters to narrow your results. To modify the Search path in SolidWorks, go to Tools, Options, File Locations, and pick Search Paths from the drop list.
We will have many discussions of search topics, but for today we will consider three example cases.