Difference between revisions of "Make Windows 7 Search File Contents"
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Trying to find a document that you can't remember the file name, but know the contents of? Windows 7 does not always automatically search file contents, especially when it comes to more obscure files. This means if you type in a search term, it will search file titles, but not actually look through what is in each document. To enable either general content-searching (best for common file types) or file-specific content-searching (best for unusual file types), use one of the guides below. | Trying to find a document that you can't remember the file name, but know the contents of? Windows 7 does not always automatically search file contents, especially when it comes to more obscure files. This means if you type in a search term, it will search file titles, but not actually look through what is in each document. To enable either general content-searching (best for common file types) or file-specific content-searching (best for unusual file types), use one of the guides below. | ||
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== Steps == | == Steps == | ||
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#Press ''OK''. | #Press ''OK''. | ||
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== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
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# Click: ''Properties'' | # Click: ''Properties'' | ||
# On the ''General'' tab, Click: ''Advanced'' | # On the ''General'' tab, Click: ''Advanced'' | ||
| − | # On the ''Advanced Attributes'' dialog, select: | + | # On the ''Advanced Attributes'' dialog, select:''[x] Allow files in this folder to have contents indexed in addition to file properties'' |
# Click: ''OK'' | # Click: ''OK'' | ||
# Click: ''OK'' | # Click: ''OK'' | ||
