User guide
Chapter 10: Working on Your Desktop
Command
Type Syntax
Example
command What happens
Search your com-
puter
search [the]
computer for
[the] <dic-
tation>
"Search the
computer for
budget spread-
sheets"
The search engine displays all
indexed items with the keywords
"budget spreadsheets".
Search e-mail search e-mail
for [the] <dic-
tation>
"Search e-
mail for the
budget"
The search engine displays all
indexed email with the keyword
"budget "
Note: You can use the terms e-
mail, mail, or message inter-
changeably.
Find the top-
ranked email
find [an] email
(about | on)
[the] <dic-
tation>
"Find an
email about
the vacation
schedule"
The search engine displays the
top-ranked email for the keyword
"vacation schedule".
Search documents search [the]
(documents |
files) for [the]
<dictation>
"Search doc-
uments for
budget"
The search engine displays all
indexed documents with the key-
word "budget".
Note: You can use the terms doc-
uments and files interchangeably.
Search your Web
history, favorites,
or bookmarks
search [the]
<category> for
[the] <dic-
tation>
"Search the
Web history
for the budget
forecast"
The search engine displays search
results containing all pages from
your Web history that use the key-
word "budget".
Valid search categories are:
- favorites
- bookmarks
- Web history
Enablingor disabling searching the Desktop by voice
To enable or disable searching the Desktop by voice, open the Commands tab of the
Options dialog box and do one of the following:
Select or deselect the "Enable Desktop search commands" check box.
The option is enabled by default.
Switching between programs and windows
Use this procedure to do any of the following:
n List and switch between open programs or windows.
n List and switch between windows of multi-document applications.
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