I am searching a small folder with 64 files for those with a specific a text
value, and am unable to get search results using Windows 2000 and Excel 2003
files. Why?

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Jean

Not really an Excel question. Windows' search functionality is very limited.
I don't believe that it can search for text within documents, just file
names, etc. Either upgrade to Vista, get a Mac, or download Google desktop
and allow it to index your hard drive.

Dave
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A hint to posters: Specific, detailed questions are more likely to be
answered than questions that provide no detail about your problem.


"Jean" wrote:

I am searching a small folder with 64 files for those with a specific a text
value, and am unable to get search results using Windows 2000 and Excel 2003
files. Why?

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Jean

The Window search was working great as described before I had to upgrade to
Office 2003. Unfortunately, we now have many users with the work practice,
and they are struggling to find an answer.
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Jean


"Dave F" wrote:

Not really an Excel question. Windows' search functionality is very limited.
I don't believe that it can search for text within documents, just file
names, etc. Either upgrade to Vista, get a Mac, or download Google desktop
and allow it to index your hard drive.

Dave
--
A hint to posters: Specific, detailed questions are more likely to be
answered than questions that provide no detail about your problem.


"Jean" wrote:

I am searching a small folder with 64 files for those with a specific a text
value, and am unable to get search results using Windows 2000 and Excel 2003
files. Why?

--
Jean

< I don't believe that it can search for text within documents

It can. Still I think it's good advice to try Google desktop, because it seems to be much faster (I still use Windows search, but
I'm known to be lazy...)

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel


"Dave F" wrote in message ...
| Not really an Excel question. Windows' search functionality is very limited.
| I don't believe that it can search for text within documents, just file
| names, etc. Either upgrade to Vista, get a Mac, or download Google desktop
| and allow it to index your hard drive.
|
| Dave
| --
| A hint to posters: Specific, detailed questions are more likely to be
| answered than questions that provide no detail about your problem.
|
|
| "Jean" wrote:
|
| I am searching a small folder with 64 files for those with a specific a text
| value, and am unable to get search results using Windows 2000 and Excel 2003
| files. Why?
|
| --
| Jean