[access-uk] Re: Searching for files in Windows XP

Hi George,

I don't seem to be able to find the look in field to verify what's in it. Here's what I do and what happens:

1. I navigate to the folder where I think there'll be some pdfs in some of the sub folders.
2. I press control f. JAWS says "Pictures, music or video button"; I press tab; JAWS says "documents (word processor, spreadsheet etc) button". I press space.
3. JAWS then says "Don't remember radio button checked zero items"; I press tab; JAWS says "all or part of the document name"; I type *.pdf I press tab; JAWS says "Used advanced search options button"; I press tab; "back button"; tab; "search button"; just to make sure, I'm tabbing round to see if I can find look in, but tabbing after the search button gets back onto the list of folders, then on to "toolbar close button".
4. So I press space on search button. JAWS says "stop button", then after a bit "Yes, finished searching button" which I press space on.
5. Then there a few things like "Other places outline button expanded" (whatever an outline button expanded is) and "desktop link". Then I get to a list of files, but there are a couple of hundred and the first few I land on/cursor down to say c:\documents and settings etc - and the folder I was wanting to search was d:\ something.

Perhaps "look in" is in "advanced search options"...?

Catherine
----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 1:26 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Searching for files in Windows XP


Hi Catherine,

Ctrl + f brings up another pane on the left which is the
same as the normal XP Search.  However the "Look In:" field
SHOULD contain the folder name.

At least in certainly does for me here.
George.

-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Catherine
Turner
Sent: 31 May 2006 13:17
To: Access-UK
Subject: [access-uk] Searching for files in Windows XP

Hello all,

Please can someone explain how to search for any pdf files
within a given folder in Windows XP?

On ME, I used to navigate to that folder using My Computer,
then press control f; then in the file name field typed
*.pdf.  But it seems different in Windows XP - I navigated
to the folder, pressed control f; then pressed space on the
documents button; typed *.pdf and it searched the whole
drive.

Catherine
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