Can I preview search results

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I have been using Word 2000 and recently "upgraded" to Word 2003. In Word 2000, when I would use the File/Open/Tools/Find feature, the results would appear in the open window. I could view the results in any of the normal modes, including the preview mode, and that way I could make sure I was opening the correct document.

In Word 2003, the Search feature displays the results in a way that, so far as I can tell, does not allow me to preview the results. Does anybody know of a way that I can preview the results of the search?
 
Judging by the response I got to this question there's either not a lot of interest, or nobody else knows how to do this either. At first I thought it was the latter, but a recent discovery leads me to believe it's the former.

In Word 2003, when you click on "File" one of the choices is "File Search." Clicking "File Search" brings up window on the sidebar that allows you to search right there. The results are displayed in the same sidebar window. You can then click on a found document and it will open in the main window. If it's the document you're looking for, great. If not, the results are still there in the sidebar window. You can close the "wrong" document and try another. It's actually better than the old method because besides just previewing, you can actually open the document without losing your search results.
 
Thanks for the feedback. You give those of us who haven't upgraded yet
something to look forward to. <g>

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G said:
Judging by the response I got to this question there's either not a lot of
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interest, or nobody else knows how to do this either. At first I thought it
was the latter, but a recent discovery leads me to believe it's the former.
In Word 2003, when you click on "File" one of the choices is "File
Click to expand...
Search." Clicking "File Search" brings up window on the sidebar that allows
you to search right there. The results are displayed in the same sidebar
window. You can then click on a found document and it will open in the main
window. If it's the document you're looking for, great. If not, the
results are still there in the sidebar window. You can close the "wrong"
document and try another. It's actually better than the old method because
besides just previewing, you can actually open the document without losing
your search results.
 
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