How can I find specific documents by using the content?

[The Translator]

I have a large number of Word documents in a folder that are named according
to job number. I sometimes need to refer to an older document but can't find
them in Word or PowerPoint 2007. In the 1997 and 2003 versions, it was easy
by using "Advanced search" in the "Open document" window, but I can't find a
similar feature in the 2007 version. This is costing me valuable time.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Windows Explorer

 

[The Translator]

Thank you. That works. However, when the search produces a large number of
occurrences, is there a way to have preview of the document to identify
quickly which document (Word 97 was great for that).

Windows Explorer

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I have a large number of Word documents in a folder that are named
according
to job number. I sometimes need to refer to an older document but can't
find
them in Word or PowerPoint 2007. In the 1997 and 2003 versions, it was
easy
by using "Advanced search" in the "Open document" window, but I can't find
a
similar feature in the 2007 version. This is costing me valuable time.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Have to be honest with you - I don't run into that situation too often
because I try to search for a word that *won't* be found in large numbers of
documents.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Thank you. That works. However, when the search produces a large number
of
occurrences, is there a way to have preview of the document to identify
quickly which document (Word 97 was great for that).

Windows Explorer

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I have a large number of Word documents in a folder that are named
according
to job number. I sometimes need to refer to an older document but
can't
find
them in Word or PowerPoint 2007. In the 1997 and 2003 versions, it was
easy
by using "Advanced search" in the "Open document" window, but I can't
find
a
similar feature in the 2007 version. This is costing me valuable time.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can still get a Preview view in the Open dialog of Word, but getting to
there from your Windows Explorer search results is a bit tricky,
unfortunately. The best Windows Explorer (at least in Windows XP) can offer
is Thumbnails, which are useless for Word docs.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Thank you. That works. However, when the search produces a large number
of
occurrences, is there a way to have preview of the document to identify
quickly which document (Word 97 was great for that).

Windows Explorer

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I have a large number of Word documents in a folder that are named
according
to job number. I sometimes need to refer to an older document but
can't
find
them in Word or PowerPoint 2007. In the 1997 and 2003 versions, it was
easy
by using "Advanced search" in the "Open document" window, but I can't
find
a
similar feature in the 2007 version. This is costing me valuable time.

 

[The Translator]

Thank you for all the info. Since I write 5,000-6,000 Word documents every
year and some of them are repeated annually with changes, this a feature that
I use quite often and, unfortunately it has become less user-friendly with
each new version of Office. Will installing an older version of Word/Office

You can still get a Preview view in the Open dialog of Word, but getting to
there from your Windows Explorer search results is a bit tricky,
unfortunately. The best Windows Explorer (at least in Windows XP) can offer
is Thumbnails, which are useless for Word docs.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Thank you. That works. However, when the search produces a large number
of
occurrences, is there a way to have preview of the document to identify
quickly which document (Word 97 was great for that).

Windows Explorer

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


message I have a large number of Word documents in a folder that are named
according
to job number. I sometimes need to refer to an older document but
can't
find
them in Word or PowerPoint 2007. In the 1997 and 2003 versions, it was
easy
by using "Advanced search" in the "Open document" window, but I can't
find
a
similar feature in the 2007 version. This is costing me valuable time.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I feel your pain. FWIW, I don't find the search in Word 2003 satisfactory at
all and use Windows Search instead. In Vista, I gather search is turned over
entirely to Windows, and the lack of any search capability in Word 2007 was
apparently based on the premise that ultimately it would be running on
Vista.

You can certainly install an older version, but I believe the recommended
procedure is to uninstall the later version, reinstall the older one, then
(if desired) reinstall the newer one, specifying a side-by-side rather than
upgrade install.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Thank you for all the info. Since I write 5,000-6,000 Word documents
every
year and some of them are repeated annually with changes, this a feature
that
I use quite often and, unfortunately it has become less user-friendly with
each new version of Office. Will installing an older version of
Word/Office
on my system affect the new one? I like most features of the new Office
but
would really want to have that time-saving feature on my computer.

You can still get a Preview view in the Open dialog of Word, but getting
to
there from your Windows Explorer search results is a bit tricky,
unfortunately. The best Windows Explorer (at least in Windows XP) can
offer
is Thumbnails, which are useless for Word docs.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

message

Thank you. That works. However, when the search produces a large
number
of
occurrences, is there a way to have preview of the document to identify
quickly which document (Word 97 was great for that).

:

Windows Explorer

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


message I have a large number of Word documents in a folder that are named
according
to job number. I sometimes need to refer to an older document but
can't
find
them in Word or PowerPoint 2007. In the 1997 and 2003 versions, it
was
easy
by using "Advanced search" in the "Open document" window, but I
can't
find
a
similar feature in the 2007 version. This is costing me valuable
time.

 

[Robert]

You could use xplorer² Pro as your file manager (http://www.zabkat.com). It
has excellent extended search and preview capabilities.

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Thank you. That works. However, when the search produces a large number of
occurrences, is there a way to have preview of the document to identify
quickly which document (Word 97 was great for that).

Windows Explorer

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I have a large number of Word documents in a folder that are named
according
to job number. I sometimes need to refer to an older document but can't
find
them in Word or PowerPoint 2007. In the 1997 and 2003 versions, it was
easy
by using "Advanced search" in the "Open document" window, but I can't find
a
similar feature in the 2007 version. This is costing me valuable time.