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Opening files with part of the file name in Word XP
I have a customer who has hundreds of files in Word. Most fo the file names
begin with s long medical term and then a space, a pound sign and a four digit number. i.e. bariatric #2843.doc. Wejust migrated from Word 2k to Word XP. She syas she used to be able to open a file in word by just typing the four digit number in the File Name field and click the OPen button and it would find that document. XP will not do this. Where can I set a default for XP to look at all the parts of the filename? Thank you! Lisa |
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Opening files with part of the file name in Word XP
I'm not certain of this, but it appears to be a change in the Windows OS,
not any particular program. The apps basically call the Windows features in the Open & Save As dialogs, along with various others. The technique will work if you type the beginning of the file name but not if you use any other portion - even with a wildcard. This is true in Word 2003 as well as XP. However, using any part of the file name will locate & isolate only the file(s) that contains the designated string in the filename. As long as that is unique (such as the '2843' would be?) you can then open the file in at least three ways: 1. Use the mouse, or 2. Press Shift+Tab, Up Arrow, Enter, or 3. After isolating the found file(s), type the first letter of its name, press Enter Neither of which, admittedly, are _quite_ as convenient as the "old" way, but I don't have anything more to suggest. -- HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Lisa AGA" wrote in message ... I have a customer who has hundreds of files in Word. Most fo the file names begin with s long medical term and then a space, a pound sign and a four digit number. i.e. bariatric #2843.doc. Wejust migrated from Word 2k to Word XP. She syas she used to be able to open a file in word by just typing the four digit number in the File Name field and click the OPen button and it would find that document. XP will not do this. Where can I set a default for XP to look at all the parts of the filename? Thank you! Lisa |
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Opening files with part of the file name in Word XP
Thank you for your response. I thought I read that it was a change in the OS
as well. I was hoping there was a sneaky resolution. Thanks for your time. "CyberTaz" wrote: I'm not certain of this, but it appears to be a change in the Windows OS, not any particular program. The apps basically call the Windows features in the Open & Save As dialogs, along with various others. The technique will work if you type the beginning of the file name but not if you use any other portion - even with a wildcard. This is true in Word 2003 as well as XP. However, using any part of the file name will locate & isolate only the file(s) that contains the designated string in the filename. As long as that is unique (such as the '2843' would be?) you can then open the file in at least three ways: 1. Use the mouse, or 2. Press Shift+Tab, Up Arrow, Enter, or 3. After isolating the found file(s), type the first letter of its name, press Enter Neither of which, admittedly, are _quite_ as convenient as the "old" way, but I don't have anything more to suggest. -- HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Lisa AGA" wrote in message ... I have a customer who has hundreds of files in Word. Most fo the file names begin with s long medical term and then a space, a pound sign and a four digit number. i.e. bariatric #2843.doc. Wejust migrated from Word 2k to Word XP. She syas she used to be able to open a file in word by just typing the four digit number in the File Name field and click the OPen button and it would find that document. XP will not do this. Where can I set a default for XP to look at all the parts of the filename? Thank you! Lisa |
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