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About QuickFinder

Use QuickFinder to search for files by name or content. A QuickFinder search can be as simple as specifying a filename to find or as sophisticated as finding all .WPD files created during the last week containing a specific word.

QuickFinder locates the files whose title or contents meet the search criteria you specify and displays them in the QuickFinder Search Results folder, along with their locations.  You can change the view and manipulate the files just as you can files in any file management dialog box.

QuickFinder can perform normal searches where each file within the scope of your search (for example, within the folder or drive you are searching) is searched for using the criteria you specify. This type of search is fine for simple searches within a small scope.

QuickFinder can also perform Fast Searches, which require that you specify the folders and/or drives you want to search. QuickFinder then creates a full-text, alphabetical list of every word contained in the files and folders you have specified and uses this Fast Search file to find what you need, rather than searching each individual file. This type of search is useful when you search often, when your search criteria is complex, or when you are searching across multiple folders and drives.

QuickFinder consists of two components:  QuickFinder Searcher  and QuickFinder Manager.

To edit QuickFinder search properties

To find a file by content

To perform an advanced QuickFinder search

To find a file by name

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About Fast Search

A Fast Search is a group of folders and subfolders you want to search in for files that meet specific criteria.  When you create a Fast Search, QuickFinder creates a corresponding Fast Search file containing an alphabetical list of every word in the folders and subfolders.

Using Fast Search is an efficient way to find files that meet specific criteria because QuickFinder has to search only one, highly compressed file rather than multiple files and folders.

QuickFinder will create a separate Fast Search file for each Fast Search you create. QuickFinder will also update each Fast Search file at intervals you specify. You cannot view or print Fast Search files; they are highly compressed for QuickFinder use only.

To create a standard Fast Search file

To create a custom Fast Search file

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About QuickFinder Manager

Use QuickFinder Manager to create, edit, delete, or update a Fast Search. You can also see Fast Search information, specify Fast Search preferences, and determine how QuickFinder components are accessed. You can also perform searches from QuickFinder Manager.

When you use QuickFinder Manager to create a Fast Search, you group together folders and subfolders you search in often. For this reason, you could think of QuickFinder Manager as a "database" of often-searched folders and subfolders. Then when you perform a search on those folders or subfolders, QuickFinder uses the corresponding Fast Search file containing an alphabetical list of every word in the searched files. Once a Fast Search file is created, you can use it for subsequent searches of the same folders and subfolders. Searching a Fast Search file is much quicker than searching each individual file.

To get more information about individual options in this dialog box, right-click the option.

To specify preferences for Fast Search files

To see information about a Fast Search file

To create a standard Fast Search file

To delete a Fast Search file

To specify default preferences for all standard Fast Search files

To edit a Fast Search file

To create a custom Fast Search file

To manually update a Fast Search file

Related Concepts


About Print File List

Use this dialog box to print the list of files and folders you currently have displayed in a file management dialog box.  You can choose to print the entire list of files, only the selected files in the list, or both files and folders.

You can also choose to send the list to your printer or to the Windows Clipboard, or you can open the list in Microsoft WordPad.

To print a file from a file management dialog box

To print file lists

Related Concepts


To print file lists
To print file lists,

1	In a file management dialog box, use the Look in text box to display the list of files or folders you want to print.

2	Click File [image] Print File List.

3	Select the Print Options you want.

4	Select the Listing Options you want.

Tips

To print only selected files, hold down the Ctrl key and click the files you want in the display list in any file management dialog box.  Click File [image] Print File List, make sure Print List of Selected Entries is selected, then click OK.

Related Topics

About Print File List


To create a custom Fast Search file
To create a custom Fast Search file,

1	On the Windows taskbar, click Start [image] Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 [image] Tools [image]  QuickFinder Manager 8.

2	Click Custom Fast Search Setup, then click Create.

3	Type a name for the Fast Search.

4	Select the updating preferences you want.

5	Type a folder name and specify whether to include its subfolders in the Add folder to search group box.

6	Click Add.

7	Click Options to specify search preferences and a location for the Fast Search file.

Tips

You can repeat steps 5-6 to add as many folders as you want to include in the Fast Search. As you add each folder, the folder name and whether its subfolders are included in the search is displayed under Folders to search.

To remove a folder from a Fast Search, select the name in the list, then click Remove Folder.

Related Topics

About Custom Fast Search


To delete a Fast Search file
To delete a Fast Search file,

1	On the Windows taskbar, click Start [image] Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 [image] Tools [image]  QuickFinder Manager 8.

2	Click Standard Fast Search Setup or Custom Fast Search Setup.

3	Highlight the Fast Search you want to delete.

4	Click Delete.

Tips

Because a Fast Search may contain multiple folders and subfolders, be certain you want to delete it.

Related Topics

About QuickFinder Manager


To edit a Fast Search file
To edit a Fast Search file,

1	On the Windows taskbar, click Start [image] Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 [image] Tools [image] QuickFinder Manager 8.

2	Click Standard Fast Search Setup or Custom Fast Search Setup.

3	Highlight a Fast Search, then click Edit.

4	Make the editing changes you want.

Related Topics

About QuickFinder Manager


To manually update a Fast Search file
To manually update a Fast Search file,

1	On the Windows taskbar, click Start [image] Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 [image] Tools [image]  QuickFinder Manager 8.

2	Click Standard Fast Search Setup or Custom Fast Search Setup.

3	Highlight the Fast Search you want to update.

4	Click Update.

Tips

Updating a Fast Search is only necessary if the Update Scheduling preference is set to Manual and if changes have been made to the folders.

Related Topics

About QuickFinder Manager


To specify default preferences for all custom Fast Search files
To specify default preferences for all custom Fast Search files,

1	On the Windows taskbar, click Start [image] Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 [image] Tools [image]  QuickFinder Manager 8.

2	Click Custom Fast Search Setup, then click Preferences.

3	Specify the settings you want.

Tips

You can override global custom Fast Search preferences when creating or editing a single custom Fast Search by clicking Options and specifying new preferences.

Related Topics

About QuickFinder Manager


To use Windows file management dialog boxes in Corel WordPerfect
To use Windows file management dialog boxes in Corel WordPerfect,

1	Click Tools [image] Settings [image] Files.

2	Click Use enhanced file dialogs to deselect it.

Tips

To use the Corel file management dialog boxes, follow step one above, then click Use enhanced file dialogs to select it.

Related Topics

Using Windows File Management Dialog Boxes


About Custom Fast Search

A custom Fast Search must be given a name and may contain multiple folders with or without their subfolders. When searching in these folders, a Fast Search is performed only if the custom Fast Search is selected from the Custom Search list of the Advanced Find dialog box.  If you don't select the Fast Search name, a normal search is performed.

To manually update a Fast Search file

To create a custom Fast Search file

To perform a custom Fast Search

To delete a Fast Search file

To edit a Fast Search file

Related Concepts


About QuickFinder Fast Search Options/Preferences

Use QuickFinder Fast Search Options/Preferences to refine the current Fast Search and specify where to place the corresponding Fast Search file. Unless you specify a location, the Fast Search file is placed in the folder you are searching.

To get more information about individual options in this dialog box, right-click the option.

To specify default preferences for all custom Fast Search files

To specify preferences for Fast Search files

To specify default preferences for all standard Fast Search files

Related Concepts


To use Windows file management dialog boxes in Corel Presentations
To use Windows file management dialog boxes in Corel Presentations,

1	Click Tools [image] Settings [image] Environment [image] Options.

2	Click Use enhanced file dialogs to deselect it.

Tips

To use the Corel file management dialog boxes, follow step one above, then click Use enhanced file dialogs to select it.

Related Topics

Using Windows File Management Dialog Boxes


About Standard Fast Search

A standard Fast Search contains a single folder and its subfolders. When you search for a file by name or content in these folders, the corresponding Fast Search file is used automatically.

To create a standard Fast Search file

To delete a Fast Search file

To perform a standard Fast Search

To edit a Fast Search file

To manually update a Fast Search file

Related Concepts


To create a standard Fast Search file
To create a standard Fast Search file,

1	On the Windows taskbar, click Start [image] Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 [image] Tools [image]  QuickFinder Manager 8.

2	On the Standard Fast Search Setup tab, click Create, then specify a folder to search.

3	Select the updating preferences you want.

4	Click Options to specify search preferences and a location for the Fast Search file.

Tips

Subfolders of the folder you specify will automatically be included in the search.

Related Topics

About Fast Search


To use Windows file management dialog boxes in Corel Quattro Pro
To use Windows file management dialog boxes in Corel Quattro Pro,

1	Click Tools [image] Settings [image] File Options.

2	Click Use Explorer style file dialogs to deselect it.

Tips

To use the Corel file management dialog boxes, follow step one above, then click Use Explorer style file dialogs to select it.

Related Topics

Using Windows File Management Dialog Boxes


Using Windows File Management Dialog Boxes

Corel WordPerfect, Corel Presentations, and Corel Quattro Pro use, by default, the Corel file management dialog boxes.  You can use these dialog boxes to see what is on your computer and network, view file contents, and save or rename files. You can also change network connections, change file or folder properties, and create file or folder shortcuts. File management capabilities are available in file management dialog boxes such as Open, Save, Insert File, Play or Record Macro, and Save As.

If you are more familiar with the default Windows file management dialog boxes, you can access these dialog boxes from inside Corel WordPerfect, Corel Presentations, and Corel Quattro Pro.

To use Windows file management dialog boxes in Corel WordPerfect

To use Windows file management dialog boxes in Corel Quattro Pro

To use Windows file management dialog boxes in Corel Presentations

Related Concepts


About Favorites

Favorites lets you create shortcuts to the folders and files you use most frequently. The shortcuts you create using Favorites are stored in a folder created by Windows 95 called Favorites. The files or folders you create shortcuts for remain in their original location; the shortcuts simply provide a way to move to those locations quickly.

To add a shortcut to the Favorites folder

To use Favorites

To delete a shortcut from the Favorites folder

Related Concepts


To add a shortcut to the Favorites folder
To add a shortcut to the Favorites folder,

1	Open a file management dialog box.

2	Open (or highlight) the folder you want to add.

3	Click Favorites [image] Add.

4	Click Add Favorite Folder or Add Favorite Item.

Tips

Add Favorite Folder will display the name of the current folder, and Add Favorite Item will display the currently highlighted subfolder or file.

You can also click the Add to Favorites button [image].

Related Topics

About Favorites


To open Internet pages
To open Internet pages,

1	Click File [image] Open [image] [image].

2	Type the name of the Internet page you want to open in the File name text box.

3	Click Open.

Tips

Before opening the page in your application, you can use the Back, Forward, Reload, and Stop buttons on the dialog box toolbar to help navigate around the site.

Click [image] on the toolbar to return to the default file management dialog box.

Related Topics

About Managing Files


To delete a shortcut from the Favorites folder
To delete a shortcut from the Favorites folder,

1	Open a file management dialog box.

2	Click Favorites [image] Go To/From Favorites to open the Favorites folder.

3	Click the shortcut you want to delete, then click File [image] Delete.

Tips

You can also click the Go to Favorites button [image] to open the Favorites folder.

To delete the shortcut, you can also right-click it, then click Delete.

Related Topics

About Favorites


About Advanced Find

Use the Advanced Find dialog box to build more sophisticated QuickFinder searches, based on the information you entered in the QuickFinder Searcher dialog box (in the File name, File type, Last modified, and Look in text boxes).

The Advanced Find options you specify will stay in effect until you exit QuickFinder Searcher, or click New Search in the QuickFinder Searcher dialog box.

To edit QuickFinder search properties

To find a file by content

To perform an advanced QuickFinder search

To find a file by name

Related Concepts


To see information about a Fast Search file
To see information about a Fast Search file,

1	On the Windows taskbar, click Start [image] Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 [image] Tools [image]  QuickFinder Manager 8.

2	Click Standard Fast Search Setup or Custom Fast Search Setup.

3	Highlight the Fast Search you want.

4	Click Information.

Related Topics

About QuickFinder Manager


To specify default preferences for all standard Fast Search files
To specify default preferences for all standard Fast Search files,

1	On the Windows taskbar, click Start [image] Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 [image] Tools [image]  QuickFinder Manager 8.

2	Click Standard Fast Search Setup, then click Preferences.

3	Specify search preferences and a location for all standard Fast Search files.

Tips

If you choose not to specify a location for all standard Fast Search files, QuickFinder automatically places each Fast Search file in the folder it searches.

Related Topics

About QuickFinder Manager


To specify preferences for Fast Search files
To specify preferences for Fast Search files,

1	On the Windows taskbar, click Start [image] Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 [image] Tools [image]  QuickFinder Manager 8.

2	Click Standard Fast Search Setup or Custom Fast Search Setup.

3	Click Create or Edit.

4	Click Options.

5	Specify the search options you want.

Related Topics

About QuickFinder Manager


About Managing Files

File management capabilities are available in file management dialog boxes such as Open, Insert File, Play or Record Macro, and Save As.

You can use these dialog boxes to see what is on your computer and network, view file contents, and save or rename files. You can also change network connections, change file or folder properties, and create file or folder shortcuts.

The options on file management dialog boxes will change depending on which feature opens the dialog box and which application you are using.

To get information about an option in a dialog box, right-click the option.

To find a file by name

To rename a file or folder

To open a copy of a file

To open Internet pages

To create a new folder

To open a file

To find a file by content

To copy a file or folder

To save a file

To move a file or folder

To print a file from a file management dialog box

To delete a file or folder

To print file lists

To map a network drive

Related Concepts


To open a file
To open a file,

1	Click File [image] Open.

2	Click the drive and folder you want to look in.

3	Click the file you want to open, then click Open.

Tips

If you know where a file is located, you can type the full path and filename in the File name text box.

To open multiple files, press Ctrl as you click each file you want.

To select from a list of recently opened files, click the arrow located next to the File name text box.

Related Topics

About Managing Files


To see a list of recently opened files
To see a list of recently opened files,

1	In a file management dialog box, click the arrow located to the right of the File name text box.

Tips

The above step displays the ten most recent files.

Any entry box with an arrow will display the most recently specified information for that box.

Related Topics

About Managing Files


To copy a file or folder
To copy a file or folder,

1	In a file management dialog box, click the file or folder you want to copy.

2	Click File [image] Copy To Folder.

3	Locate the folder or drive you want to copy to, then click Copy.

Tips

You can also copy a file by selecting a filename from the list box and dragging it to another drive or folder.

If you copy a folder, any subfolders or files it contains are copied as well.

To copy multiple files or folders, press the Ctrl key and click each item. To copy a range of files or folders, press Shift and click the item at one end of the range, then press Shift and click the item at the other end.

Related Topics

About Managing Files


To move a file or folder
To move a file or folder,

1	In a file management dialog box, click the file or folder you want to move.

2	Click File [image] Move To Folder.

3	Locate the folder or drive you want to move the file or folder to, then click Move.

Tips

If you move a folder, any subfolders or files it contains are also moved.

To move multiple files or folders, press the Ctrl key and click each item. To move a range of files or folders, press Shift and click the item at one end of the range, then press Shift and click the item at the other end.

Related Topics

About Managing Files


To delete a file or folder
To delete a file or folder,

1	In a file management dialog box, click the file or folder you want to delete.

2	Click File [image] Delete.

Tips

You can also right-click the file or folder, then click Delete.

To delete multiple files, press the Ctrl key and click each item. To delete a range of files, press Shift and click the item at one end of the range, then press Shift and click the item at the other end.

If you delete a folder, all subfolders and files will be deleted along with the folder.

Related Topics

About Managing Files


To map a network drive
To map a network drive,

1	Make sure you are connected to a network.

2	In a file management dialog box, click Tools [image] Map Network Drive.

3	Select a drive and path to map to.

Related Topics

About Managing Files


To see file or folder properties
To see file or folder properties,

1	In a file management dialog box, click a file or folder.

2	Click File [image] Properties.

Tips

You can also right-click a file or folder, then click Properties.

Related Topics

About File or Folder Properties


To disconnect a network drive
To disconnect a network drive,

1	In a file management dialog box, click Tools [image] Disconnect Network Drive.

2	Select a drive to disconnect from.

Related Topics

About Managing Files


To perform an advanced QuickFinder search
To perform an advanced QuickFinder search,

1	Open a file management dialog box.

2	Specify a drive or folder to search in the Look in text box.

3	Specify a filename or word to search for in the File name text box.

4	If you want, specify a file type in the File type text box and a date saved in the Last modified text box.

5	Click Advanced.

6	Specify the advanced search criteria you want, then click Find Now.

Tips

Make sure Search subfolders is selected if you want to search the subfolders of the folder or drive you specified in step 2.

Make sure Match all word forms is selected if you want to search for all forms of the word you specified in step 3 above (such as moving, moves, and moved for the word move).  If you want to find the characters you specified in step 3 even if they are part of a longer word, make sure Match partial words is selected.

Click Match case if you want find only the words that match the exact case you entered in step 3 above.

Click Treat '*' and '?' as characters if you want to search for words containing the characters * and ?.  If you do not select this option, * and ? will be treated as wildcard characters.  See About Using Wildcards for more information on using the * and ? wildcard characters.

Related Topics

About Advanced Find


To create a file or folder shortcut
To create a file or folder shortcut,

1	In a file management dialog box, click the file or folder you want to create a shortcut for.

2	Click File [image] Create Shortcut.

Tips

You can also right-click the file or folder, then click Create Shortcut.

Related Topics

About File or Folder Properties


About File or Folder Properties

You can see information about a file or folder and change file or folder attributes using Properties. If you have installed QuickFinder, you can also specify search options and open QuickFinder Manager to refine Fast Search options.

Properties displays the type, location, size, creation date, and MS-DOS name of the file or folder you have selected. If you have selected a folder, Properties also displays how many files and subfolders the folder contains. If you have selected a file, Properties displays when the file was last modified and when it was last accessed. If a shortcut has been assigned to the file or folder, Properties will display information about the shortcut for you to view or change.

To see file or folder properties

To change file or folder attributes

To create a file or folder shortcut

Related Concepts


To change file or folder attributes
To change file or folder attributes,

1	In a file management dialog box, click a file or folder.

2	Click File [image] Properties.

3	Click the attributes you want to apply or remove.

Tips

You can also right-click a file or folder, click Properties, then follow step 3.

Related Topics

About File or Folder Properties


To use Favorites
To use Favorites,

1	In any file management dialog box, click Favorites [image] Go To/From Favorites to open the Favorites folder.

2	Double-click a shortcut to open the file or folder it points to.

Tips

You can also click the Go to Favorites button [image] to open the Favorites folder.  Or you can click any Favorites shortcut listed on the Favorites menu in any of the file management dialog boxes for quick access to the contents of a Favorites folder.

Related Topics

About Favorites


To find a file by name
To find a file by name,

1	Open a file management dialog box.

2	Specify a drive or folder to search in the Look in text box.

3	Specify a filename to search for in the File name text box.

4	Click Find.

Tips

You can further narrow your search by specifying a file type in the File type text box and a date saved in the Last modified text box.

You can use wildcards such as * or ? when specifying a name to look for.

QuickFinder will also search for and display files whose contents contain the search criteria you specified.

Related Topics


To find a file by content
To find a file by content,

1	Open a file management dialog box.

2	Specify a drive or folder to search in the Look in text box.

3	Specify a word or phrase to search for in the File name text box.

4	Click Find.

Tips

You can further narrow your search by specifying a file type in the File type text box and a date saved in the Last modified text box.

You can use wildcards such as * or ? when specifying content to look for.

QuickFinder will also search for and display files whose title contains the search criteria you specified.

Related Topics


To open a copy of a file
To open a copy of a file,

1	Click File [image] Open.

2	Click the drive and folder you want to look in.

3	Click the file you want to open, then click Open as copy.

Tips

When a file is opened as a copy, it is read-only; you can read the file, but if you make changes to it you must save it with a new name.

If you know where a file is located, you can type the full path and filename in the File name text box.

To open multiple files, press Ctrl as you click each file you want; or type the full path and filename, enclosed in quotation marks, of each file you want to open.

To choose from a list of recently opened files, click the arrow located next to the File name text box.

Related Topics

About Managing Files


To edit QuickFinder search properties
To edit QuickFinder search properties,

1	Open a file management dialog box.

2	Specify a drive or folder to search in the Look in text box.

3	Specify a filename or word to search for in the File name text box.

4	If you want, specify a file type in the File type text box and a date saved in the Last modified text box.

5	Click Advanced.

6	Double-click the file or content search criteria you want to edit in the Find files that match these criteria list box.

7	Select the search tools you want from the drop down lists.

8	Click Find Now to begin the search.

Tips

Use the items on the File Properties and Content Properties drop down bars to create a more detail QuickFinder search.  You can use the And and Or operators to specify the relationship of the words you are searching for.  You can also choose where QuickFinder looks for the words you specify, such as in the contents of a file, in the name or a file, or both.

If you are searching for more than one word, you can select the operator that represents where you want the words to be located.  For example, you can search for words only if they are located in the same paragraph, line, or page.

To add a new search criteria, click Insert a New Property.

Related Topics

About Advanced Find


About Converting Files

You can convert files created in many other applications into the file format for this application. You can also convert files in this application to other formats.

Conversion is a powerful tool, but because features vary among applications, your document may not look exactly the same after you convert it. If you plan to convert a document into another format, keep the formatting simple.

To see a list of supported file formats

To convert a file to another format

Related Concepts


To convert a file to another format
To convert a file to another format,

1	Click File [image] Save As.

2	Type a new name for the file in the File name text box.

3	Click the File type drop-down list, then select a file format.

4	Click Save.

Tips

If you do not specify a new name, the original file will be overwritten with the new format.

Related Topics

About Converting Files


To see a list of supported file formats
To see a list of supported file formats,

1	Click File [image] Save As.

2	Click the File type drop-down list, and scroll through the listed file types.

Tips

Each feature may list specific file types. For example, if you have opened a file management dialog box used to insert graphics images, you will see a list of supported graphics file types if you click the File type drop-down list.

Related Topics

About Converting Files


About Paths

You indicate where a file is located by specifying its path. The path for a file includes a drive letter and usually at least one folder. For example, in C:\WORK\LETTERS\JONES.WPD, the path for the file named JONES.WPD is C:\WORK\LETTERS. C: is the drive letter, and the WORK folder contains the LETTERS subfolder which contains the file named JONES.WPD.

A network path includes the server and volume name followed by a folder and subfolder or file. The Look in box on file management dialog boxes displays the volume name followed by the server name and the drive it is mapped to, for example, Users on 'Corp' (O:).

Related Concepts


About Filename Extensions

Filename extensions identify file types and file formats. For example, in the file JONES.WPD, the .WPD extension identifies the file as a Corel WordPerfect document. The .SHW extension of PRODUCT.SHW identifies it as a Corel Presentations slide show file. Each application saves its files with a default extension unless you specify another extension.

If you save a file with an extension other than the application default, the new extension will display as part of the filename. However, if the extension is not recognized or registered by an application, some options in file management dialog boxes, such as Print, will not be available for that file.

Registered filename extensions (such as .WPD or .WPG) will not display unless you have specified that Windows 95 display MS-DOS file extensions. See your Windows 95 documentation or online Help for more information.

Related Concepts


About Using Wildcards

You can use wildcards to find or specify files with similar filenames. Valid wildcards include asterisks (*) and question marks (?). An asterisk can represent one or more characters. A question mark represents only one character.

For example, typing C:\FILES\OCT??.WPD in the Name text box of a file management dialog box will display all filenames in the FILES folder that begin with OCT and are followed by any two characters and a .WPD extension (such as OCT12.WPD and OCT31.WPD). Typing C:\FILES\*.LTR. will display all files in the FILES folder that have a .LTR extension (such as CAMILLE.LTR and FORM.LTR).

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About Naming Conventions

Filenames are no longer limited to eight characters and can include spaces. For example, A List of Clients is a valid filename. However, filenames can still have optional three-character extensions, with a period separating the filename from the extension. For example, clients.doc and A List of Clients.doc are both valid filenames. The length of a filename cannot exceed 255 characters, including the path.

Periods (.) can be used only to separate the filename from the extension. In addition, do not use the following characters in a filename: * + = [ ] : ; " < > ? / \ |.

Some filename extensions are registered and have specific meaning in applications, DOS, or Windows. Some of these include .BAT, .COM, .DLL, .EXE, .FIL, .HLP, .INI, .PFC, .REG, .WCM, and .WPT. You should not use these extensions when saving documents unless you have a specific reason for doing so.

Related Concepts


About Retrieving Items from the Recycle Bin

Deleted items such as folders, files, and shortcuts are stored in the Windows 95 Recycle Bin. Unless you empty the Recycle Bin, you will have access to the deleted items. See your Windows documentation or online Help for more information on the Recycle Bin.

To delete a file or folder

Related Concepts


To save a file
To save a file,

1	Click File [image] Save.

2	Specify a filename for the file, then click Save.

Tips

If the file has already been named and saved in the current application's format, the copy you have been editing automatically replaces the saved copy on disk.

If the file was previously saved in another format, you are prompted to specify a format to save it in.

If the file you are saving was opened as a copy or if it is read-only, you will have to give it a new name in order to save your changes.

Related Topics

About Managing Files


To rename a file or folder
To rename a file or folder,

1	In a file management dialog box, click the file or folder you want to rename.

2	Click File [image] Rename.

3	Type a new name.

Tips

You can also right-click the file or folder, click Rename, then type a new name.

You can also click the file or folder name (not the icon), pause, then click the name again. The name will be placed in a small editing box where you can type a new name. Press Enter after you have typed a new name.

About Managing Files


To print a file from a file management dialog box
To print a file from a file management dialog box,

1	Right-click the file you want to print.

2	Click Print.

Tips

To select multiple files, hold down the Ctrl key and click each file. To select a range of files, click a file at one end of the range, then hold down the Shift key and click the file at the other end of the range. To select all files, click anywhere in the file list, then click Edit [image] Select All.

If one or more of the files you have selected contain a filename extension that is not recognized or registered by an application, Print will not be an option.

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About Managing Files


To create a new folder
To create a new folder,

1	In a file management dialog box, click the drive or folder where you want to create the new folder.

2	Click File [image] New [image] Folder.

3	Type a name for the new folder.

4	Press Enter.

Tips

You can also right-click the file list or folders list, then click New [image] Folder.

About Managing Files


About Customizing File Management Dialog Boxes

You can change how your file management dialog boxes display information. The changes you make in one file management dialog box affect all other file management dialog boxes of the same type.

Some changes, such as displaying files as Large Icons in the display window, stay in effect until you make new selections.  Other changes, such as customizing the sort order of files in the display window, are in effect only until you close the file management dialog box.

To size file management windows

To change how file management dialog boxes display

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To change how file management dialog boxes display
To change how file management dialog boxes display,

1	In a file management dialog box, click the View menu.

2	Select a view option.

Tips

You can hide or display the toolbar, Application Bar, and the Preview window.

Tree View displays the hierarchy of resources (such as desktop items and network drives), local drives, folders, subfolders, and files on your computer.

Large Icons and Small Icons let you select an icon size.

List and Details list the folders and files contained in the current folder or drive. Details also lists the file size, type, and the date and time the item was last modified.

Arrange Icons lets you sort (list) folders and files by Name, Size, Type, Date, or Auto Arrange.

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About Customizing File Management Dialog Boxes


To size file management windows
To size file management windows,

1	Position the mouse pointer over the border of the window you want to size until the pointer changes to a directional arrow.

2	Click and drag to size the window.

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About Customizing File Management Dialog Boxes


About Previewing Files

Use Preview to look at a file without opening it into a document window. Preview displays file contents, including text, graphics, and codes.

You can either view the file contents so that text is readable or view the page at a distance to see the layout. You can also either view a file in the file management dialog box you are using, or you can choose to view the file in a separate window.

Preview provides various features depending on such things as the type of file you are viewing, whether you have selected text in the file, or whether you have searched for text in the file. You can access Preview features by right-clicking the window in which you are viewing a file. You may see some or all of the following options:

Preview Features

Content

Page View

Draft

Normal

Font

Find

Find Next or Find Previous

Print

View As

About

Copy

To open or close Preview

To preview a fax file

To print a text or hexadecimal file from Preview

To access Preview features

To preview a graphics or icon file

To find text in a file you are previewing

To preview a file

To change the Preview font

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To preview a file
To preview a file,

1	In a file management dialog box, click View [image] Preview.

2	Click Content or Page View.

3	Click the file you want to view from the file list.

Tips

You will not be able to view password-protected files unless you specify the password.

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About Previewing Files


To access Preview features
To access Preview features,

1	While viewing a file, right-click the Preview window, then select an option.

Tips

Preview features will vary according to such things as the type of file you are viewing, whether you have selected text in the file, and whether you have searched for text in the file.

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About Previewing Files


To find text in a file you are previewing
To find text in a file you are previewing,

1	While viewing a file, right-click the Preview window, then click Find.

2	Type the text you want to find, then click Find Next.

Tips

To perform a case-sensitive search, click Match Case.

To look for the search text on other pages of the file, click Find Next or Find Previous.

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About Previewing Files


To change the Preview font
To change the Preview font,

1	While viewing a file, right-click the Preview window.

2	Make sure Draft is selected, then click Font.

3	Select a font, font style, and font size.

Tips

If text in the file is already bold or italic, Preview displays these attributes regardless of the font you choose.

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About Previewing Files


To print a text or hexadecimal file from Preview
To print a text or hexadecimal file from Preview,

1	While viewing a text or hexadecimal file, right-click the Preview window.

2	Click Print.

3	Make printing selections, then click Print.

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About Previewing Files


To preview a fax file
To preview a fax file,

1	In a file management dialog box, click the fax file you want to preview.

2	Click View [image] Preview, then click Content or Page View.

Tips

Right-click the Preview window to access options for viewing fax files.

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About Previewing Files


To preview a graphics or icon file
To preview a graphics or icon file,

1	In a file management dialog box, click the graphics or icon file you want to view.

2	Click View [image] Preview, then click Content or Page View.

Tips

Right-click the Preview window, then click Size to change how the image displays.

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About Previewing Files


To open or close Preview
To open or close Preview,

1	In a file management dialog box, click View [image] Preview.

2	Click No Preview to close Preview.

Tips

Click Use Separate Window to preview files in a window apart from the file management dialog box you are using. If you do not select this option, a small preview window will open within the file management dialog box.

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About Previewing Files


Content

Displays a file with text wrapped to fit in the Viewer window.


Page View

Displays a file as it will look on a printed page. The text is generally too small to read, but you will be able to see the page layout.


Draft

Displays a file with limited attributes. For example, it displays a file in one font even if the file contains multiple fonts, and it displays boxes representing graphics images rather than displaying the images themselves.


Normal

Displays the file content, format, and attributes as accurately as possible, including multiple fonts and graphics images.


Font

Allows you to select a font in which to display document text. This option displays only if you select Draft as the view mode.


Find

Locates words or phrases in a file.


Find Next or Find Previous

Lets you search for the next or previous occurrence of the text you specified. These options display only if you have used Find to locate text.


View As

Lists alternate file formats for viewing files, such as the file's native format, Hex, or ANSI.


Copy

Lets you copy to the Clipboard any selected text in a file you are viewing. You can select one or more consecutive lines. If the selected text includes part of a table, the entire table is copied.


Print

Lets you print all or part of a document.


Invert

Lets you change the display from black on white to white on black and vice versa.


Rotate

Lets you rotate the page 180 degrees.


Zoom

Lets you change your view of the fax. You can enlarge it as much as 200%.


QuickFinder Searcher

Lets you specify search criteria for finding files. QuickFinder will search for and display files whose title or contents contain the search criteria you specify.

QuickFinder is available on file management dialogs such as Open, Insert, and Save As. You can also access QuickFinder Searcher by clicking the Start button on the taskbar, then clicking Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 [image] Tools [image]  QuickFinder Searcher.


QuickFinder Manager

Lets you create, edit, and manage Fast Search files for searching frequently used files, folders, and drives.

To access QuickFinder Manager, click Start on the Windows taskbar, then click Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 [image] Tools [image] QuickFinder Manager 8.


About QuickFinder

Use the Find button on file management dialog boxes to find files that meet the criteria you specify in the Look in, File name, File type, and Last modified text boxes.  When the search is finished, click Back to return to the regular file management dialog box, or click the New Search button to start a new search.

You can click the Stop Find button at any time during a search to stop the search.

To find a file by content

To find a file by name

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To perform a custom Fast Search
To perform a custom Fast Search,

1	On the Windows taskbar, click Start [image] Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 [image] Tools [image]  QuickFinder Manager 8.

2	Click Custom Fast Search Setup.

3	Select the custom Fast Search options you want to use.

4	Click Search.

Tips

Custom Fast Searches you have created are available only from the QuickFinder Manager dialog box.

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About Custom Fast Search


To perform a standard Fast Search
To perform a standard Fast Search,

1	On the Windows taskbar, click Start [image] Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 [image] Tools [image]  QuickFinder Manager 8.

2	Click Standard Fast Search Setup.

3	Select the folder you want to search, or click Create to setup a new folder.

4	Select any other stantard Fast Search options you want to use.

5	Click Search.

Tips

Once you have created a standard Fast Search, you use it by simply performing a search that includes the folder.

Be sure to use the folder you specified for the standard Fast Search you created. You can also specify one of its subfolders. If your search includes some folders that have corresponding Fast Search files and some that do not, QuickFinder will first use the Fast Search files and then perform a normal search on the rest of the folders.

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About Standard Fast Search


About

Displays information about the available Viewers and the types of files they can view.


About Opening Password-Protected Files

To open a password-protected file, you must enter the password. If you do not enter the correct password, or you forget the password, you will not be able to open the file.

To get information on an option in the dialog box, click [image], then click the option.

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To display available viewers
To display available viewers,

1	In a file management dialog box, click View [image] Preview.

2	Click Content or Page View.

3	Right-click the preview window, then click About.

4	Click the tab of the viewer you want information about.

Tips

The file types each viewer can display are listed in Viewable File Formats.

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About Previewing Files


To copy text from a file you are viewing to another file
To copy text from a file you are viewing to another file,

1	In the file you are viewing, click and drag to select the text you want to copy.

2	Right-click anywhere in the file, then click Copy.

3	Close the file management dialog box.

4	Open the file you want to copy the text to.

5	Click where you want the text, then click Edit [image] Paste.

Tips

If the file you want to copy the text to is already open, just click where you want the text, then click Edit [image] Paste.

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About Previewing Files


To enable or disable automatic updates for Fast Searches
To enable or disable automatic updates for Fast Searches,

1	On the Windows taskbar, click Start [image] Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 [image] Tools [image]  QuickFinder Manager 8.

2	Click Standard Fast Search Setup or Custom Fast Search Setup.

3	Select the Fast Search you want, then click Edit.

4	To enable automatic updating, select Automatic update every in the Update scheduling group box.  To disable automatic updating, select Manual update.

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About Viewers

Inso Corporation is the developer of Quick View Plus and the supplier of the file viewer technology used in Corel's suite applications. Today, Quick View Plus supports file viewing for more than 200 file formats. File formats change regularly as new versions of software programs are introduced, and new file formats appear as companies develop new applications. As these file formats change, Inso is committed to delivering new file viewers and is your source for viewer enhancements that will upgrade the capabilities of Quick View Plus.

How to contact Inso Corporation:

Mail

330 North Wabash

15th Floor

Chicago, IL 60611

Phone

Support: 12.527.HELP (312.527.4357)

General: 312.329.0700

Toll-Free (U.S. only): 800.333.1395

Fax

(312) 670-0820

CompuServe

72662,67

Internet

supportchi@inso.com

saleschi@inso.com

World Wide Web site

http://www.inso.com

In Europe

Gibbard Mews, High Street

Wimbledon Village

London, UK  SW19 SBY

Phone: 44 181 947 1122

Fax: 44 181 947 1810

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Closes the dialog box and saves any changes you have made.


Lets you create a Fast Search.


Delete the selected Fast Search.


Lets you edit the currently selected Fast Search.


Update the currently selected Fast Search.


Displays information about the selected Fast Search.


Specify preferences for all Fast Search files.


Displays each Fast Search by name or folder, gives its status, and when it was last updated.


Describes a Fast Search.


Specify a folder to create a Fast Search file for.


Specifies that you, rather than QuickFinder, will update the Fast Search file.


The Fast Search file is updated at the hourly interval specified.


Exit the dialog box and save any changes.


Exit the dialog box without saving changes.


Select from a list of available folders.


Specify Fast Search preferences.


Get help on a dialog box.


Displays the name and location of the password-protected file.


Prompts for the password when you attempt to open a password-protected file.


This dialog box provides file management options such as opening, viewing, finding, and saving files. The options will vary depending on which application, and which feature in the application, opens this dialog box.


File management dialog boxes let you see what is on your computer, desktop, and network. You can specify files to open, save, convert, insert, and play. Right-clicking a file or folder displays more options. The options may vary, depending on your application and the feature you are using.


Displays the current folder or resource (such as a network printer or desktop item) and allows you to select a location. Click the folder button to move back one folder level.


Displays file types for you to list, select from, or convert a file to. If appropriate, this option will display the default file extension for the application or feature you are using.


Type a filename to open, save, view, and so on.  If appropriate, this option will display the default file extension for the application or feature you are using. Click the arrow to display the most recently specified files which you can then select from.


Displays the hierarchy of folders and resources available to you. Click the minus sign to close a folder; click the plus sign to open a folder.


Performs the command you specify (Open, Save, Insert, Play), then closes the dialog box.  The text that appears on this button depends on the type of file management dialog box you currently have open.


Opens the specified file as a read-only copy. If you want to save any changes you make to the file, you must save it with a new name.


Saves the specified file, including any changes made to it, with the original name or a new name you specify.


Specifies whether you want to protect the specified file with a password. If you select this option, then click Save, you will be prompted to type a password.


Selects the folder or subfolder.


Provides options for searching for files by name and/or content.


Specify the name of the file or file pattern to look for. You can use wildcard characters such as ? and *. Click the arrow to list and select from recently specified files.


Type the word or phrase to look for. If you have created a search query in Advanced Find, it will display here. You can also type in search queries yourself. Click the arrow to see a list of recently specified content searches.


Begins searching for files that meet the criteria you specify in the Look in, File name, File type, and Last modified text boxes.  QuickFinder searches for and displays the files whose contents contain the search criteria you specified, and the files whose title contains the search criteria you specified.

During a search, click Stop Find if you want to stop the search.  When the search is finished (or after you have stopped a search), click Back to return to the previous folder.


Clears all text boxes for you to specify new search criteria.


Opens the Advanced Find dialog box where you can specify more detailed search criteria.


Specify where to look for the search criteria you have specified. Click the arrow to list and select from recently used locations.


Specifies whether to find all forms of the specified word or phrase. For example, with this option selected, a search for "cat" would also locate "catch."


Opens the Select Location dialog box where you can select a particular subfolder to search in.


Specifies whether to search in the selected folder and all of its subfolders.


Opens the selected file.


Lists the contents of the resource you are viewing. For example, if you are looking in a folder, this window displays its files and subfolders.


Clears the existing search query so you can create a new one. If you do not want to completely clear the existing query, you can edit it in the Words text box.


Performs a search using the query you have specified.


Click this option to indicate that you want to specify the location to search in. You specify the location in the text box below.


Click this option to indicate that you want to use a custom Fast Search. Once you click this option, you will get a list of the available Fast Searches. This option will be dimmed if you have not created any custom Fast Searches.


Specify the location to search in. Click the arrow to see a list of available locations.


Moves up one level in the hierarchy of locations to search.


Displays the Select Subfolder dialog box for you to select a subfolder of the current drive. QuickFinder will search in the subfolder you select.


Specifies whether to search in all subfolders of the selected location.


Create a search query by typing words or phrases to look for, specifying match options, and using the search tools.


Type the words or phrases to look for and insert search tools to create a search query.


Specify whether to perform a case-sensitive search.


Specify whether to locate all occurrences of the words you are searching for. For example, with this option selected a search for "cat" would also find words like "catapult" and "concatenate."


Specify whether to locate all forms of the words you are searching for.


Select one or more search tools to create a search query. You can select a tool, then double-click it or click Insert to insert it.


Operators provide a way to do such things as groups words together, exclude certain words, and use wildcards.


Closeness of Words lets you specify proximity options for finding words. For example, you can specify to find specific words located in the same paragraph or within five words of each other.


Components let you specify how broad or narrow of a search to perform. For example, you can search the entire document, including any footnotes, endnotes, and so on; or you can search only the first page.


Displays the tools associated with the selected tool category. To insert a tool into the Words text box, either double-click the tool, or click it, then click Insert.


Inserts the selected search tool into the Words text box.


Provides options for creating search queries based on file contents (words, phrases, and so on) and synonyms of words.


Provides options for searching for synonyms of the words you specify.


This dialog box lets you create and maintain Fast Searches and specify where QuickFinder is available on the Windows Desktop and Properties dialog boxes.


Opens QuickFinder to perform a search.


Create and maintain standard Fast Searches.


Create and maintain custom Fast Searches.


Lets you determine where access to QuickFinder appears and enables QuickFinder's automatic index updating feature.


Provides options for displaying or removing access to QuickFinder on certain Desktop items.


Specify whether to display access to QuickFinder on the Windows Start menu. If this option is active, you can access QuickFinder by clicking Start [image] Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 [image] Tools [image] QuickFinder Manager 8.


Specify whether the QuickFinder Scheduler icon displays on the task bar. Double-clicking the icon opens QuickFinder Scheduler, which lets you specify whether Fast Searches are automatically updated.


Specify whether to display access to QuickFinder on context menus. You can display context menus by right-clicking on a folder icon or other resource icon (such as a network drive or printer) in any file management dialog box, including Windows Explorer, Network Neighborhood, and so on.


Provides options for displaying or removing access to QuickFinder on the Properties dialog box.


Specify whether to display or remove QuickFinder from the Properties dialog box for drives. You can display Properties by right-clicking a drive, then clicking Properties.


Specify whether to display or remove QuickFinder from the Properties dialog box for folders. You can display Properties by right-clicking a folder, then clicking Properties.


Select an update option. If you select Manual update, you must select a Fast Search in QuickFinder Manager, then click Update when you want  to incorporate any changes you have made to the files or folders.


Provides options for creating and editing a standard Fast Search.


Specify an hourly interval (and minutes, if wanted) for updating Fast Searches.


Provides options for creating and editing custom Fast Searches.


Type a name for the custom Fast Search.


Specify a folder to include in the Fast Search and specify whether to include its subfolders. Click Browse if you need to look for a folder. You can add as many folders as you need, but a large Fast Search will take longer.


Specify a folder to add to the Fast Search.


Adds the specified folder to the Fast Search.


Deletes the selected folder, and any included subfolders, from the Fast Search.


Lists the folders contained in the Fast Search and indicates whether the subfolders of each folder are included.


Specify QuickFinder search preferences. You can also specify where to store Fast Search and temporary files.


Select which portion of a document to search.


Searches only the Document Summary of the documents included in the search.


Searches only the body of documents. Does not search other elements of a document such as headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, and so on.


Search the full document including other elements such as headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, etc.


Searches the full document and the document summary separately.


Select whether to search only in documents and whether to include numbers.


Specify whether QuickFinder should search only documents. If this option is selected, QuickFinder will ignore files with extensions such as .EXE, .COM, and .DLL.


Specify whether to include numbers in a Fast Search file. If you are not going to search for numbers, disabling this option may speed up your searches.


Select a level at which you will most likely want to find information. The levels include document, page, paragraph, and sentence.


Drag to select a level. You can also click on a marker to move to that level.


Select an option for interpreting extended characters in a Fast Search.


Ignores extended characters and does not include them in the search.


Interprets extended characters as ASCII characters. Use this option if you are searching DOS files.


Interprets extended characters as ANSI characters. Use this option if you are searching Windows files.


Specify where to store the Fast Search file.


Specify where to store temporary files.


Displays information about the Fast Search file, the folders and files included in the search, and search preferences.


Displays the name of the Fast Search. If you are viewing information for a standard Fast Search, the name is the folder you are searching. If you are viewing a custom Fast Search, this option displays the name you specified when you created the Fast Search.


Displays information about the Fast Search file associated with the Fast Search you are viewing. The Fast Search file contains a full-text, alphabetical list of every word in the files and folders.


Displays the name of the Fast Search file associated with this Fast Search.


Displays the size of the Fast Search file associated with this Fast Search.


Displays when the Fast Search file for this Fast Search was last updated.


Displays where the Fast Search file for this Fast Search is located.


Displays information about the files, folders, and search preferences  for this Fast Search.


Displays how many btyes of information were indexed by QuickFinder in this Fast Search.


Displays the number of folders indexed by QuickFinder in this Fast Search.


Displays the number of files QuickFinder indexed for this Fast Search.


Displays whether QuickFinder indexed numbers in this Fast Search.


Displays the level at which QuickFinder indexed text for this Fast Search.


Displays how extended characters are interpreted by QuickFinder for this Fast Search.


Displays whether QuickFinder indexes documents only or also indexes other file types such as .exe, .com, and .dll.


Displays the folder or folders included in this Fast Search.


Enables or disables automatic updating for all Fast Search files. Any update options you have specified for individual Fast Searches are still valid, but they will not take effect unless this option is enabled.


Specify whether QuickFinder should perform normal or fast searches in this folder and specify update options. You can create a standard Fast Search for this folder by clicking Fast Search, then clicking Update Now. You can also create either standard or custom Fast Searches by clicking QuickFinder Manager.


Specifies that QuickFinder updates the Fast Search file for this folder at the interval you set.


Specifies that QuickFinder should perform fast searches in this folder. QuickFinder will use a Fast Search file specific to this folder to look for the search criteria you specify. The Fast Search file contains a full-text, alphabetical list of every word in the files containted in this folder.


Specify the hourly interval for updating the Fast Search file for this folder.


Specifies that you want to manually update the Fast Search file for this folder using QuickFinder Manager.


Specify an update interval in minutes.


Specifies that QuickFinder should perform normal searches in this folder. A normal search searches each individual file for the criteria you specify.


Opens QuickFinder Manager where you can create, edit, delete, and update standard and custom Fast Searches.


Updates the Fast Search file for this folder, or creates one if one does not exist.


Displays the update status of the Fast Search file for this folder.


Click this option to password protect a file (if you are in the Save As dialog box), or to link to an image file located in the current folder, CD, or network drive (if you are in the Insert Image dialog box).  Linking to image files, rather than retrieving them into your document, keeps your document size to a minimum. However, each time you use the document, the resource containing the image file must be available. For example, if you link to an image file located on a CD, you must insert the CD before you can access the image.


To find out what this button does, hold your mouse pointer over the button until the QuickTip appears.


A list of the contents of the folder specified in the Look in text box.  To change how the contents of a folder are displayed, click the View menu, then select the display options you want.  You can also sort the items by name, size, date, and type, depending on the view you have selected.


Select or deselect this button to hide or display the menu bar.


Clears the previous search criteria and lets you begin a new QuickFinder search.


Displays files that were last modifed on the date you specify.  You can type a specific date in the text box, or you can click the arrow to select from a list of general time frames (such as This week, Today, or Last month).


Use this dialog box to print the list of files and folders you currently have displayed in a file management dialog box.


You can choose to print the only list of files (not folders) displayed in the file management dialog box, only the files in the list you have selected, or both files and folders.


Use this group to choose where you want to send the list of files.  You can send the list to your printer or to the Windows Clipboard, or you can display the list in Microsoft WordPad.


Sends the file list to your currently selected printer.


Displays the file list in Microsoft WordPad.  This option is useful if you want to save the file list to disk, or if you want to make any  changes or additions to the list before you print it.


Copies the file list to the Microsoft Clipboard.  This option is useful if you want to paste the file list into another application so you can save it to disk or make changes to it.


Prints only the files you have selected in the display list of the file management dialog box.


Prints all the files in the display list of the file management dialog box.


Click this option if you want to include any folders in the file list.  If this option is not selected, only the files in the display list of the file management dialog box will be printed.


Reindexes the selected Fast Search folders.