Windows Explorer’s trawls through the contents of files and applies its logic to the words on either side of the Boolean operator, for example: The key to mastering these techniques is to type the operator in UPPER case.

It’s not going to take me as long to use this query syntax in Windows 8!

I have to confess that it was only after I had used Windows 7 for two years that Paul DeBrino directed me to these AQS aids for seeking files. Alternatively, you could master the AQS syntax and type search commands in box to the right. You could use the mouse to click on the sub-menus, ‘Kind’, ‘Size’ or ‘Date Modified’ (see above). In this pair of screenshots we see the context sensitive tab on the Windows 8 Ribbon switch from ‘Home’ and ‘ Search Libraries‘ (above) to ‘Search Tools’ and ‘Size:>10mb’ (below).

Please note that Windows 8 supplies a separate dialog box to search for Windows 8 Apps.Īssuming you have launched the Windows Explorer, as soon as you click on ‘Search Libraries’ the Ribbon tab changes to highlight ‘Search Tools’. This page deals with hunting for pictures, music files or office documents stored on your computer by using the Windows Explorer. Here are techniques for mastering the ‘’ box in Windows 8, and thus finding your files more easily.

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