> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://support.vlex.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://support.vlex.com/document-types/search-your-own-documents.md).

# Your own documents

Integrating your own personal work with vLex can enhance and speed up your legal research.

The **Your own documents** tab allows you to connect your personal documents to vLex by using DropBox, box, OneDrive or Google Drive. For more information about setting this up, read our article on [vLex Cloud](/features/vlex-cloud.md). 

To see a list of the documents you have synced, click the link on the card on your **Home** page.

![](https://1556743161-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MS8Dq_iqEIflAmbaOkI%2F-Me5Tk4gJvrYmcOFi9xh%2F-Me5U79jlHdZnoM7Uyj8%2Fx%20documents.gif?alt=media\&token=acdc9420-f2c7-4eb1-a5b3-0f41170b9bad)

After your documents are integrated with the service, you can use the following search methods to navigate them:

Use **Advanced search** to search across your documents, using any of the filters that appear below. Simply choose the relevant option from the various content types:

![](https://1556743161-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MS8Dq_iqEIflAmbaOkI%2F-Me5P7VapSnIlOv68qQb%2F-Me5TdbEFQ1fVErKa1-j%2FJohn's%20documents.gif?alt=media\&token=8406c156-9e91-4899-9d45-d28efc68db17)

On the [Results](/getting-started/search-results.md)[ page](/getting-started/search-results.md), you can use the filters, such as the **Search in results** field, to further narrow your results. 

After running any search on vLex, you will be able to see your own documents listed as one of the document types on the left-hand side of the screen. You can choose to include or exclude them, as with other categories of documents.