Tips for finding clips

If the clips returned in the Results box don't seem to match the criteria you set, try using more keywords. In addition, you can reduce the number of collections that are searched by clearing one or more collections in the Search in list. You can also choose to return a smaller set of media types (for example, omit sounds) by clearing one or more media types in the Results should be list.

If the clips returned in the Results box don't seem to match the criteria you set, try using fewer keywords or less restrictions on collection and media type.

If the results of your search don't show what you were looking for, make sure that Web Collections are included in your search. In the Search in box, click the arrow and verify that Web Collections is checked.

You can use everyday language to describe the clip you want to find. The following guidelines can help you refine keyword searches.

Type this keyword	To find
car	Clips with "car" as the exact search keyword
blue car	Clips with the search key words "blue" and "car"
blue, car	Clips with the search key word "blue" or "car"

You can also search by entering the file name of the media clip you want to find. If you don't know the exact file name, you can substitute wildcard characters for one or more real characters.

Use the asterisk (*) as a substitute for zero or more characters in a file name. For example, type car*.jpg to locate file names like "cardboard.jpg"or "carton.jpg". The asterisk (*) must be placed at the end of the string, but before the file extension; it cannot appear at the beginning or in the middle of the string (for example, *board.jpg or car*d.jpg would not work).
Use the question mark (?) as a substitute for a single character in a file name. For example, type car?.jpg to locate file names like "car1.jpg" or "car2.jpg", but not "carton.jpg".

Before you can find clips using the Clip Art task pane, you need to add the clips to Microsoft Clip Organizer.

To add clips, do one or more of the following:

Show Scan for and add new clips

The first time Microsoft Clip Organizer opens, you have the opportunity to organize clips and set up automatic organizing of new clips, or you can use the procedure later.
On the Clip Art task pane, at the bottom, click Organize clips.
On the File menu, point to Add Clips to Organizer, and then click Automatically and do one of the following:
- If you want to specify folders to be scanned, click Options. Select the check boxes next to the folders you want to be automatically scanned for new clips, and then click Catalog.
- If you want all folders to be scanned for media files, click OK.
Note New clips are added to Clip Organizer in My Collections in folders that reflect the name of the folder in which they were found on the disk you scanned.

Show Add from file

On the File menu, point to Add Clips to Organizer, and then click On My Own.
Locate the folder that contains the clip you want to add, and then select the clip.
To select a collection, click Add to, select the collection where you want to see the clip, and then click OK.
Click Add.

Show Add from Office document

In a Microsoft Office program, click the picture you want to add.
Drag the picture to the collection where you want it to appear.

Clips can be added to Microsoft Clip Organizer automatically when you scan or download if you start the process from within Clip Organizer. For more information, in the Clip Organizer main window, click Clip Organizer Help on the Help menu.

If you know the clips you need are on your corporate network, they will be added to your Shared Catalogs folder in Microsoft Clip Organizer. They will be available through the Clip Art task pane in your Microsoft Office product.

You can add clips that are on your hard drive from a previous Microsoft product by having Microsoft Clip Organizer scan for new files or by adding the clips yourself. In the main Clip Organizer window, on the File menu, point to Add Clips to Organizer, and then click Automatically (if you want Clip Organizer to find the clips) or On My Own (if you know where the clips are).

Or, you can run the previous version of Clip Organizer (also called Clip Gallery) in addition to Clip Organizer.