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Worked yesterday!
Since Word no longer allows you to conduct a search, when I need to look for
a document I have been using Windows Explorer. I navigate to the directory I
want to search, type a word or phrase in the appropriate box, mark it to
search all files and subfolders, and it will search accordingly.
Today, the function no longer works. I have tested it by searching a very
small subdirectory for a document which contains an unsual word I know is
there, yet it tells me no documents containing the phrase are found. I did a
test by searching for my boss' name, which should be in the computer
thousands of times, and even though I've told it to search the "Insurance"
directory, it returns results for only a very few documents, all in the
f:\data directory (none in any of the subdirectories). It appears that even
though the option to search all files, folder, subdirectories, etc., is
chosen, it isn't looking everywhere.
I've rebooted more than once, I've even powered the machine off completely
and let it rest for 5+ minutes before starting it back up, still nothing.
Anyone have any ideas? This is a function I use very often so any help
would be appreciated!!
Thanks!
Worked yesterday!
Since Word no longer allows you to conduct a search, when I need to look for
a document I have been using Windows Explorer. I navigate to the directory I
want to search, type a word or phrase in the appropriate box, mark it to
search all files and subfolders, and it will search accordingly.
Today, the function no longer works. I have tested it by searching a very
small subdirectory for a document which contains an unsual word I know is
there, yet it tells me no documents containing the phrase are found. I did a
test by searching for my boss' name, which should be in the computer
thousands of times, and even though I've told it to search the "Insurance"
directory, it returns results for only a very few documents, all in the
f:\data directory (none in any of the subdirectories). It appears that even
though the option to search all files, folder, subdirectories, etc., is
chosen, it isn't looking everywhere.
I've rebooted more than once, I've even powered the machine off completely
and let it rest for 5+ minutes before starting it back up, still nothing.
Anyone have any ideas? This is a function I use very often so any help
would be appreciated!!
Thanks!