Learning the Computer - Intermediate - Searching for Files & Folders

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Searching for Files & Folders

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1.   To open the Search (or Find) feature to start it in older versions of Windows, open the Start Menu, go to the Search (or Find) submenu and select "For Files or Folders" (or "Files or Folders"). In Windows XP, open the Start Menu and select Search.

2.   The most common way to search for a lost file or folder is by the file or folder name. To do this in older versions of Windows, enter either the whole name or part of the name of the file or folder in the box labeled "Search for files or folders named:" and then click on the Search or Search Now button. In Windows XP, click on the type of file you want to search for, choose a modification time period (or select "Don't Remember"), type in all or part of the name, and then click Search.

3.   If you want to stop the search before it finishes, click on the Stop Search button (older versions of Windows) or Stop button (Windows XP).

4.   In older versions of Windows, the Search Results window should be in Details view in order to easily sort the search results. To put the Search Results window in Details view, open the View menu and select Details.

5.   Older versions of Windows: To sort the search results alphabetically by file or folder name, click on the column title "Name." To sort the search results by the date the file or folder was last modified, click on the column title "Modified." Windows XP: To sort the search results, click on "Sort results by category," then choose "Name." To sort by modification date, choose "Date Modified."

6.   If no files or folders are listed in the Search Results section after the search has finished, it means the computer could not find any files or folders matching your description. One thing you can check if this happens is your spelling.

7.   To get the information about a particular file or folder to show in the Search Results window, click on the file or folder icon or name.

8.   Some of the other ways to search for files and folders in newer versions of Microsoft Windows are by text contained in a text file, by file or folder location, by date, by file type, and by file or folder size.

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1.	To open the Search (or Find) feature to start it in older versions of Windows, open the Start Menu, go to the Search (or Find) submenu and select "For Files or Folders" (or "Files or Folders"). In Windows XP, open the Start Menu and select Search.
2.	The most common way to search for a lost file or folder is by the file or folder name. To do this in older versions of Windows, enter either the whole name or part of the name of the file or folder in the box labeled "Search for files or folders named:" and then click on the Search or Search Now button. In Windows XP, click on the type of file you want to search for, choose a modification time period (or select "Don't Remember"), type in all or part of the name, and then click Search.
3.	If you want to stop the search before it finishes, click on the Stop Search button (older versions of Windows) or Stop button (Windows XP).
4.	In older versions of Windows, the Search Results window should be in Details view in order to easily sort the search results. To put the Search Results window in Details view, open the View menu and select Details.
5.	Older versions of Windows: To sort the search results alphabetically by file or folder name, click on the column title "Name." To sort the search results by the date the file or folder was last modified, click on the column title "Modified." Windows XP: To sort the search results, click on "Sort results by category," then choose "Name." To sort by modification date, choose "Date Modified."
6.	If no files or folders are listed in the Search Results section after the search has finished, it means the computer could not find any files or folders matching your description. One thing you can check if this happens is your spelling.
7.	To get the information about a particular file or folder to show in the Search Results window, click on the file or folder icon or name.
8.	Some of the other ways to search for files and folders in newer versions of Microsoft Windows are by text contained in a text file, by file or folder location, by date, by file type, and by file or folder size.

Searching for Files & Folders

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