Computer Skills - Files and Folders (Page 4 of 4)
Finding a Lost File
To find a file or folder:
- Select Start > Search
- The Search Results Window displays as shown below:
- You can choose to search for all files or specific types of files. “All” is selected by default.
In this example, we are looking for the file we just saved on our flash memory drive Removable Storage (E:).
The file is a document, so select “Document”.
Then, click on the arrow next to “Advanced Search” to display an area to configure advanced search features.
This allows you to enter additional information to help your computer quickly find the file.
In the screen capture shown below, we've selected the E: drive and clicked the Search button.
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A list of files that meet the criteria display as shown below.
In this case, only one file was found. You can click on the file name to open the file.
If you need to change your search criteria or look for a different file, you can edit the criteria and search again.
Explore Window Vista Search Features
Microsoft offers a number of Vista Search video demonstrations that you may want to view as you explore using the search features of Windows Vista.
This concludes the Computer Skills: Files & Folders Tutorial.