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Searching files on Windows 7 made easy

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By Shweta,Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

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Windows 7 offers a better and faster search option. You can find your files and documents in a short span of time. You just have to open the search menu on your desktop, click on the search menu text box and enter the term you are looking for. As soon as you enter the term, the new Windows 7 will display the specific entry that you are looking for along with all the related entries matching the search string.

Windows 7 File Search Searching files on Windows 7

How to make the search better?

This is the question which arises in mind of various people. This article will focus on some of the tips for better searching of files and other items. Let’s explain the tips in detail:

Search the area where you think your file is most likely to be found: No need to make  your search broader. If you have some hint about the location of your file, then you can narrow your search by looking into that location.

Make use of Wildcards in your search for better results: First of all, you need to know, what a Wildcard is? A wild card is basically a character which is used in representing one or more unknown characters. Some of the most commonly used Wildcards are * , ? . For example, if you write ‘Windows * Back-up’ (single quotes should not be used in the search area) in the search area, it could give some results like, Windows Vista Backup, Windows ME Backup and so on.

Make use of search filters in your search: Search Filters is a better feature introduced in the new Windows 7, which allows a user to search for a particular using its size, the date when the file was created and so on.

Better group the search results into categories: When Windows 7 has given you the search result then you can group the results obtained according to their details like type and date created.

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