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® ®Microsoft Windows 7
Windows Tutorial 6
Searching for Information and Collaborating with Others
XPXPXPXPObjectives• Develop search strategies• Find files by name, type, and category• Examine search results and save a search• Add tags and other details to files• Use Boolean filters in advanced searches
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XPXPXPXPObjectives• Search for programs from the Start menu• Search the Internet• Narrow searches using advanced search
features• Select search providers in Internet Explorer• Collaborate with others using Windows Live
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XPXPXPXPSearching for Files
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XPXPXPXPDeveloping Search Strategies• Windows 7 provides tools for finding files and
folders
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XPXPXPXPDeveloping Search Strategies
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XPXPXPXPSearching for a File by Type• Open the folder, library, or drive you want to
search• Click in the Search box, and then type the
filename extension on its own, such as jpg
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XPXPXPXPFiltering Search Results• Open the folder, library, or drive you want to
search.• If necessary, enter a filename or file contents
search criterion in the Search box.• Click in the Search box, and then click a search
filter.• Click an available option for the selected filter.
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XPXPXPXPFiltering Search Results
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XPXPXPXPExamining the Search Results
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XPXPXPXPSaving a Search• In the search results window, click the Save
search button on the toolbar• Change the file name, and then click the Save
button to save the search in the Searches folder
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XPXPXPXPAdding Tags and Other Properties• To add properties to a file, you can use the
Details pane or the file’s Properties dialog box
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XPXPXPXPAdding Tags and Other Properties
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XPXPXPXPAdding Tags to Files• In a folder window, click the file to which you
want to add a tag.• Click the Tags text box in the Details pane, and
then type a tag. To enter another tag, type a semicolon ( ; ) followed by the next tag.
• Click the Save button on the Details pane.
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XPXPXPXPUsing Advanced Criteria in the Search Box
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XPXPXPXPUsing Advanced Criteria in the Search Box• To perform a precise search, you can combine
criteria in the Search box
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XPXPXPXPSearching the Internet
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XPXPXPXPSearching for Programs from the Start Menu• Click the Start button.• Click the Search
programs and files text box.
• Type your search criteria.
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XPXPXPXPSearching the Internet
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• Internet Explorer search tools include:
XPXPXPXPSearching the Internet
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XPXPXPXPNarrowing Your Search
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XPXPXPXPSelecting a Search Provider• In Internet Explorer, you can choose which
provider you want to use when you search for information on the Internet
• Click the Search box arrow next to the Address bar
• Click Find More Providers• Click a provider in the list, and then click Add
to Internet Explorer. In the Add Search Provider dialog box, click Add
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XPXPXPXPSelecting a Search Provider
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XPXPXPXPTo Find Information on a Web Page• Click the Search box arrow, and then click Find
on this Page
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XPXPXPXPCollaborating with Other People• Windows Live Groups is part of Windows Live, a free
collection of programs and services provided on the Web• Before you start using Windows Live Groups, you must
create a Windows Live account, and then sign in with your Windows Live ID
• To sign up for a Windows Live ID, navigate to home.live.com in Internet Explorer
• On your Windows Live home page, click More on the navigation bar, and then click Groups
• Click the Create a group link to open a page where you can create a group
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XPXPXPXPCollaborating with Other People
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XPXPXPXPCollaborating with Other People• Next, invite others to join your group
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XPXPXPXPCollaborating with Other People• As others join the group, their member
information displays on the group page
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