Office 2013 In Depth

Searching for Office Files

If you haven’t done a good job of keeping your files organized and can’t seem to locate the file you need, you can search for files a couple different ways. First, you can use the Search box provided by File Explorer. Open File Explorer, and then select the location for the search using the icons on the left of the File Explorer window. You can then type the file name or a portion of the file name in the search box; the search begins automatically.

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The File Explorer provides you with a tab of Search Tools when you run a search. Location commands enable you to specify where the search should take place (current ...