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howto search for a word in more than one *.doc (in all the *.doc in a folder)
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I wonder howto search for a word in more than one *.doc; that is search for a word in all the doc-files in a folder. Can that be done? I have tryed to search for a word which I know is in more than one *.doc in MyDocuments but only one doc was found :-( which is strange. I use Word XP/2002 -- erik Denmark |
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Erik,
In Word 2002/2003 there is a button on your standard toolbar, number five from the left, which will activate a taskpane and let you search after the same word in different documents. You can also activate the taskpane directly of course. Right at the top there is a list op properties, text or property is already there, choose the third list and type the word you want to search for. Hit the button add. You can of course limit your search to selected locations or file types. At the bottom of the taskpane you will find search for choose whatever folder or type you want. Now click on search and see what comes up. Luc "erik" schreef in bericht ... Hi I wonder howto search for a word in more than one *.doc; that is search for a word in all the doc-files in a folder. Can that be done? I have tryed to search for a word which I know is in more than one *.doc in MyDocuments but only one doc was found :-( which is strange. I use Word XP/2002 -- erik Denmark |
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Sorry
only one of a lot came up (it is just a cityname I search fore, nothing special) how come ???? -- erik Denmark "Luc" skrev i en meddelelse ... Erik, In Word 2002/2003 there is a button on your standard toolbar, number five from the left, which will activate a taskpane and let you search after the same word in different documents. You can also activate the taskpane directly of course. Right at the top there is a list op properties, text or property is already there, choose the third list and type the word you want to search for. Hit the button add. You can of course limit your search to selected locations or file types. At the bottom of the taskpane you will find search for choose whatever folder or type you want. Now click on search and see what comes up. Luc "erik" schreef in bericht ... Hi I wonder howto search for a word in more than one *.doc; that is search for a word in all the doc-files in a folder. Can that be done? I have tryed to search for a word which I know is in more than one *.doc in MyDocuments but only one doc was found :-( which is strange. I use Word XP/2002 -- erik Denmark |
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Searching for text in all the documents in a folder (and subfolders, if
desired) is much more efficient in Windows Explorer than in Word. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "erik" wrote in message ... Hi I wonder howto search for a word in more than one *.doc; that is search for a word in all the doc-files in a folder. Can that be done? I have tryed to search for a word which I know is in more than one *.doc in MyDocuments but only one doc was found :-( which is strange. I use Word XP/2002 -- erik Denmark |
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Erik,
Difficult to say, it works perfect here. Just tried it with my home town and Word returns every document with the townname in it. You can of course follow Suzanne's suggestion and try in Windows. Luc "erik" schreef in bericht ... Sorry only one of a lot came up (it is just a cityname I search fore, nothing special) how come ???? -- erik Denmark "Luc" skrev i en meddelelse ... Erik, In Word 2002/2003 there is a button on your standard toolbar, number five from the left, which will activate a taskpane and let you search after the same word in different documents. You can also activate the taskpane directly of course. Right at the top there is a list op properties, text or property is already there, choose the third list and type the word you want to search for. Hit the button add. You can of course limit your search to selected locations or file types. At the bottom of the taskpane you will find search for choose whatever folder or type you want. Now click on search and see what comes up. Luc "erik" schreef in bericht ... Hi I wonder howto search for a word in more than one *.doc; that is search for a word in all the doc-files in a folder. Can that be done? I have tryed to search for a word which I know is in more than one *.doc in MyDocuments but only one doc was found :-( which is strange. I use Word XP/2002 -- erik Denmark |
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Yes, sorry not mentioning it, it is Word-search as Luc describe it I'm trying to
use. How come that it find only one doc ???? I have looked into the subfolders and doc's to find any reason, but have not found any conclusive -- erik Denmark "erik" skrev i en meddelelse ... Hi I wonder howto search for a word in more than one *.doc; that is search for a word in all the doc-files in a folder. Can that be done? I have tryed to search for a word which I know is in more than one *.doc in MyDocuments but only one doc was found :-( which is strange. I use Word XP/2002 -- erik Denmark |
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Have you tried "Explore?" Right click on the start button. Select search,
files and folders and you'll be given an option on searching something in the name of the document or the text of the document. Text searches obviously take longer, but you'll probably find what you are looking for. "erik" wrote in message ... Yes, sorry not mentioning it, it is Word-search as Luc describe it I'm trying to use. How come that it find only one doc ???? I have looked into the subfolders and doc's to find any reason, but have not found any conclusive -- erik Denmark "erik" skrev i en meddelelse ... Hi I wonder howto search for a word in more than one *.doc; that is search for a word in all the doc-files in a folder. Can that be done? I have tryed to search for a word which I know is in more than one *.doc in MyDocuments but only one doc was found :-( which is strange. I use Word XP/2002 -- erik Denmark |
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