Searching Tips for Windows Users
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If you want to search for multiple files at a time in the search window you can use the keyword
filename1;filename2;filename3
For example if you wanted to search kaspersky and mundu type
kaspersky;mundu
By the usage of wildcards you can improve the results of your search. Here are some details about it.
Use the asterisk (*) as a substitute for zero or more characters. If you are looking for a file that you know starts with “gloss” but you cannot remember the rest of the file name, type the following:
gloss*
This locates all files of any file type that begin with “gloss” including Glossary.txt, Glossary.doc, and Glossy.doc. To narrow the search to a specific type of file, type:
gloss*.doc
This locates all files that begin with “gloss” but have the file name extension .doc, such as Glossary.doc and Glossy.doc.
Another Example
To search for all file which include (letter) in their name, Use *letter.* as search keyword For example it can find Holiday letter.doc, Special letter.doc, and Special letter.txt with this keyword.
Use the question mark (?) as a substitute for a single character in a name. For example, if you type gloss?.doc, you will locate the file Glossy.doc or Gloss1.doc but not Glossary.doc.
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