- Introduction
- Using the Explorer Window
- Changing the Explorer Window View
- Opening and Viewing the Computer
- Viewing and Opening Documents
- Opening Recently Used Documents
- Working with Personal Folders
- Navigating Between Folders
- Viewing the Folders List
- Changing the Explorer Layout
- Customizing the Navigation Pane
- Organizing Files by Headings
- Searching for Files and Folders
- Saving a Search
- Changing Search Options
- Performing an Instant Search
- Performing an Advanced Search
- Performing Natural Language Searches
- Adding Properties and Tags to Files
- Modifying the Index to Improve Searches
- Creating and Renaming Files and Folders
- Copying and Moving Files and Folders
- Deleting and Restoring Files and Folders
- Creating a Shortcut to a File or Folder
- Hiding Files and Folders
- Changing Folder Options
- Changing File and Folder List Views
- Customizing Personal Folders
- Sharing Folders or Files with Others
- Compressing Files and Folders
- Managing Files Using a CD or DVD
Performing Natural Language Searches
If using properties and boolean filters seems a little to much for you to handle, you can find files using natural language search (New!), which allows you to perform the same property or boolean search, yet use a form that is easier to use. Instead of kind: document author: (Steve AND Holly), you can type documents by Steve and Holly. Before you can use natural language in a Search box, you need to turn it on under the Search tab in Folder Options in the Control Panel.
Turn On Natural Language Search
Click the Start button, and then Control Panel.
Double-click the Folder Options icon in Classic view.
Click the Search tab.
Select the Use natural language search check box.
Click OK.
Perform a Natural Language Search
Click in the Search box at the bottom of the Start menu or at the top of an Explorer window.
Type a natural language search. Some examples include:
- documents modified today
- e-mail from holly sent this week
- music by Mozart
- videos of family created December 2007