File Searching based on content

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I've got a hard copy of an Excel file but it doesn't have a title. I don't
know the file name nor do I know the date that it was done.

In Windows Vista (Enterprise 2007) is there a way to search for a file on my
computer based on key words in the file content?
 
I've got a hard copy of an Excel file but it doesn't have a title. I don't
know the file name nor do I know the date that it was done.

In Windows Vista (Enterprise 2007) is there a way to search for a file on my
computer based on key words in the file content?
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Sure. Just query the file extension followed by a word:

ext:xls yourwordhere

Or, if you know that specific document keywords were assigned, the
"keywords" property allows searching only that field:

ext:xls keywords:yourwordhere

You may need to search non-indexed locations (via Advanced Search) if an
indexed search fails.

Doug M. in NJ
 
Thanks.... I need to play with this a bit more but even if I can't find the
file that's a useful tidbit.
 
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