Windows Tutorial 6 Searching for Information and Collaborating with Others

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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


XPXPXPXPSearching for Files


XPXPXPXPDeveloping Search Strategies• Windows 7 provides tools for finding files and

folders


XPXPXPXPDeveloping Search Strategies


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


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.


XPXPXPXPFiltering Search Results


XPXPXPXPExamining the Search Results


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


XPXPXPXPAdding Tags and Other Properties• To add properties to a file, you can use the

Details pane or the file’s Properties dialog box


XPXPXPXPAdding Tags and Other Properties


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.


XPXPXPXPUsing Advanced Criteria in the Search Box


XPXPXPXPUsing Advanced Criteria in the Search Box• To perform a precise search, you can combine

criteria in the Search box


XPXPXPXPSearching the Internet


XPXPXPXPSearching for Programs from the Start Menu• Click the Start button.• Click the Search

programs and files text box.

• Type your search criteria.




• Internet Explorer search tools include:

XPXPXPXPNarrowing Your Search


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


XPXPXPXPSelecting a Search Provider


XPXPXPXPTo Find Information on a Web Page• Click the Search box arrow, and then click Find

on this Page


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


XPXPXPXPCollaborating with Other People


XPXPXPXPCollaborating with Other People• Next, invite others to join your group


XPXPXPXPCollaborating with Other People• As others join the group, their member

information displays on the group page


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