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2. Use the combination of File Type, File Date, and File Name that you think should match

the file(s) you want to find:

These selections are combined so that only files that match all of them are found – in

this case only files in the category Artwork and Drawings, and created/last changed

within the last year, and with names starting with ‘inuk’.

• File Type – select a category, or ‘Any’ if you want all categories to be searched

• File Date – select the time period within which the files were created or changed, or

‘All’ if you want the date to be ignored

• File Name – type a “mask” to select files. A blank file name matches all files.

Type whatever you can remember of the file names you want to find, and substitute:

• ? for one character, meaning that character can be anything at all

• * for any number of characters, meaning these characters can be anything at

all

For example (assuming that the File Type and File Date selections you made would

include them):

• To find all files whose names begin with ‘08Dec’, type ‘08Dec*’ – this will

find 08Dec_LetterToMary.doc, but not 2008DecemberExpenses.xls

• To find all files with ‘Dec’ anywhere in the name, type ‘*Dec*’ – this will find

08Dec_LetterToMary.doc, 2008DecemberExpenses.xls, etc

• To find all files with ‘n’ as the second character of the name, type ‘?n*’ – this

will find IndiaSlides.ppt, inukshuk5.jpg, but not 5inukshuk.jpg

• To find all files of type ‘doc’ or ‘docx’, type ‘*.doc*’ – of course, this will also

find any files that have type ‘doczzz’ as well

3. Click Search.

Files that match all of your search factors are displayed.