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Finding other files
Use Windows Find or Search to locate other personal data files. For more information, see
“Searching for files” on page 28.
You can often identify different data file types by looking at the file’s extension (the part of the
file name following the last period). For example, a document file might have a .DOC extension
and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension.
To find files using Find or Search:
1 In Windows Vista, click (Start), then click Search. The Search Results window opens.
- OR -
In Windows XP, click Start, then click Search. The Search Results window opens.
- OR -
In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, click Start, Find or Search, then click For
Files or Folders. The Search Results window opens.
2 Type the filename you want to search for, then press ENTER. The search results are
displayed.
3 To learn about more search options, click Help.
File type File usually ends in...
Documents .DOC, .TXT, .RTF, .HTM, .HTML, .DOT
Spreadsheets .XLS, .XLT, .TXT
Pictures .JPG, .BMP, .GIF, .PDF, .PCT, .TIF, .PNG,
.EPS
Movies .MPEG, .MPG, .AVI, .GIF, .MOV
Sound and music .WAV, .CDA, .MP3, .MID, .MIDI, .WMA