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How do I search for an item in a file in a folder? In other words, like the
search mechanism in WinXP There dosen't seem to be a method to fiind an item in a file in a folder of files. Have I missed something? |
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Yes you have missed something. There is a little magnifying icon in a text
box in the upper left corner. Type a fragment of a file name there and stand back. You should be pleasantly surprised at the speed particularly if you have turned on indexing. Regards, Al Christoph "larry" wrote in message ... How do I search for an item in a file in a folder? In other words, like the search mechanism in WinXP There dosen't seem to be a method to fiind an item in a file in a folder of files. Have I missed something? |
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i think you have misunderstanding his question, he is asking how can he
search a keyword in a file in vista "Al" wrote: Yes you have missed something. There is a little magnifying icon in a text box in the upper left corner. Type a fragment of a file name there and stand back. You should be pleasantly surprised at the speed particularly if you have turned on indexing. Regards, Al Christoph "larry" wrote in message ... How do I search for an item in a file in a folder? In other words, like the search mechanism in WinXP There dosen't seem to be a method to fiind an item in a file in a folder of files. Have I missed something? |