Searching for a word or phase across multiple unopened doc..

....and if you're using Word 2007 in Vista, you can do this from within any
of the file dialog boxes (using the Search box), since the file dialogs use
Windows Explorer as their engine.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
"JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules.DeleteThis@hotnospammail.com> wrote in message
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> I'd do the search in Windows Explorer, not within Word.
>
> --
>
> JoAnn Paules
> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>
> ~~~~~
> How to ask a question
> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>
>
> "Wayne" <Wayne.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BD2A8118-F561-4E58-90DB-07948EA038FD@microsoft.com...
>> In Office Word 2007, on a Windows Vista Business platform, how does one
>> go
>> about searching for a particular word or a phase across multiple unopened
>> Word documents? E.g. Say I’m searching for all Word documents created in
>> a
>> folder that contain the phrase “Condition Inspection Report� in the body
>> of
>> the text. I used to be able to do this in Office 2000, but can’t figure
>> out
>> how to accomplish the same task in Office 2007.
>

Ooh - that's a good thing to know! Thank you Herb. I have so much to learn
about Office 2007.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"Herb Tyson [MVP]" <herb.DeleteThis@1x2y3z.xnw> wrote in message
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> ...and if you're using Word 2007 in Vista, you can do this from within any
> of the file dialog boxes (using the Search box), since the file dialogs
> use Windows Explorer as their engine.
>
> --
> Herb Tyson MS MVP
> Author of the Word 2007 Bible
> Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
> Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
> "JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules.DeleteThis@hotnospammail.com> wrote in message
> news:CD1E42FF-1DF9-462F-AE44-586F1AB0E5E6@microsoft.com...
>> I'd do the search in Windows Explorer, not within Word.
>>
>> --
>>
>> JoAnn Paules
>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>>
>> ~~~~~
>> How to ask a question
>> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>>
>>
>> "Wayne" <Wayne.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BD2A8118-F561-4E58-90DB-07948EA038FD@microsoft.com...
>>> In Office Word 2007, on a Windows Vista Business platform, how does one
>>> go
>>> about searching for a particular word or a phase across multiple
>>> unopened
>>> Word documents? E.g. Say I'm searching for all Word documents created
>>> in a
>>> folder that contain the phrase "Condition Inspection Report" in the body
>>> of
>>> the text. I used to be able to do this in Office 2000, but can't figure
>>> out
>>> how to accomplish the same task in Office 2007.
>>
>

Install Copernic Desktop Search (free). Gazillion times faster than
Explorer, and you can limit your search to a specific type of document (DOC,
PDF, JPG, WP, etc.). To search for a phrase, put it in quotations.

"Wayne" wrote:

> In Office Word 2007, on a Windows Vista Business platform, how does one go
> about searching for a particular word or a phase across multiple unopened
> Word documents? E.g. Say I’m searching for all Word documents created in a
> folder that contain the phrase “Condition Inspection Report� in the body of
> the text. I used to be able to do this in Office 2000, but can’t figure out
> how to accomplish the same task in Office 2007.

Hi JoAnn -

Just so you're not disappointed if you're still running WinXP: Note that
Herb specifically indicated *in Vista*

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 12/27/07 8:16 AM, in article en95JpISIHA.4152.TakeThisOut@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl,
"JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules.TakeThisOut@hotNOSPAMmail.com> wrote:

> Ooh - that's a good thing to know! Thank you Herb. I have so much to learn
> about Office 2007.

Nope. The systems we have at home running 2007 are also running Vista. My XP
system still has 2003.

(Thanks for the head up tho. It's always nice when a fellow MVP cares.)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"CyberTaz" <onlygeneraltaz1.TakeThisOut@com.cast.net> wrote in message
news:C3993571.2F508%onlygeneraltaz1@com.cast.net...
> Hi JoAnn -
>
> Just so you're not disappointed if you're still running WinXP: Note that
> Herb specifically indicated *in Vista*
>
> Regards |:>)
> Bob Jones
> [MVP] Office:Mac
>
>
>
> On 12/27/07 8:16 AM, in article en95JpISIHA.4152.TakeThisOut@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl,
> "JoAnn Paules" <jl_paules.TakeThisOut@hotNOSPAMmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ooh - that's a good thing to know! Thank you Herb. I have so much to
>> learn
>> about Office 2007.
>

If you have allowed the Windows Vista indexing to complete, there is no need
for a third party desktop search. I moved 80 GB of files to my Windows Vista
computer. It took almost a week to complete the indexing. Now as I type
something that I am searching for, I can't type fast enough.


"degas1900" <degas1900 DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2C405E86-4A7D-48AF-A929-B76464F392F2@microsoft.com...
> Install Copernic Desktop Search (free). Gazillion times faster than
> Explorer, and you can limit your search to a specific type of document
> (DOC,
> PDF, JPG, WP, etc.). To search for a phrase, put it in quotations.
>
> "Wayne" wrote:
>
>> In Office Word 2007, on a Windows Vista Business platform, how does one
>> go
>> about searching for a particular word or a phase across multiple unopened
>> Word documents? E.g. Say I’m searching for all Word documents created in
>> a
>> folder that contain the phrase “Condition Inspection Report� in the body
>> of
>> the text. I used to be able to do this in Office 2000, but can’t figure
>> out
>> how to accomplish the same task in Office 2007.