Searching for documents

The Search command on the Open File dialog box provides you the ability to search for documents. You can search for documents using defined properties or a number of criteria, including mathematical operators and standard Boolean expressions. For a list of valid expressions, see the Search Criteria List.

After you define the search criteria, click Search to perform the search. The results of a search for unmanaged documents are displayed in the lower portion of the Search dialog box. You can double-click an unmanaged document in the results list or click Open to open it, or you can click Open As to define search criteria in the Open File dialog box.

For unmanaged documents, you can right-click to open the document or perform a where-used search. You can use the Where Used dialog box to define the location you want to use in the where-used search. After conducting a where-used search on a document, you can expand the nodes in the Where Used Results dialog box until you get the information you need.

You can use the Property Manager button on the unmanaged or Search dialog box to display the properties for each document. You cannot edit the property values. However, you can right-click an occupied row in the grid to display a shortcut menu that allows you to do such things as change the font, sort the properties, find and replace text, and format columns. You can double-click near a column divider to do a best fit on the grid. Any changes you make to the columns are stored for future sessions.

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