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robertjudge

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Since: Nov 29, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 8:21 am
Post subject: How can I see file previews in Windows Explorer?
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In XP Home edition, I have used Windows Explorer to search for files
containing certain text. The Explorer search windows has listed about a
hundred files containing the text, all of which are Microsoft WORD 2003 files.

I don't want to have to open each file individually to find the text I'm
looking for. I would like to open a preview pane of some kind so that I can
see a preview of each file, to know whether I should open it to search the
file completely. How can I get this preview pane kind of view?

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Ted Zieglar

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 12:32 pm
Post subject: Re: How can I see file previews in Windows Explorer? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Sounds like a great idea. Anyone who uses Adobe's Acrobat Reader knows how
handy this feature is. Unfortunately, it's not available with Windows XP. At
least, not yet.
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"Robert Judge" wrote in message

 > In XP Home edition, I have used Windows Explorer to search for files
 > containing certain text. The Explorer search windows has listed about a
 > hundred files containing the text, all of which are Microsoft WORD 2003
files.
 >
 > I don't want to have to open each file individually to find the text I'm
 > looking for. I would like to open a preview pane of some kind so that I
can
 > see a preview of each file, to know whether I should open it to search the
 > file completely. How can I get this preview pane kind of view?

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Sharon F

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Since: Feb 20, 2004
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 8:04 am
Post subject: Re: How can I see file previews in Windows Explorer? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 08:21:04 -0800, Robert Judge wrote:

 > In XP Home edition, I have used Windows Explorer to search for files
 > containing certain text. The Explorer search windows has listed about a
 > hundred files containing the text, all of which are Microsoft WORD 2003 files.
 >
 > I don't want to have to open each file individually to find the text I'm
 > looking for. I would like to open a preview pane of some kind so that I can
 > see a preview of each file, to know whether I should open it to search the
 > file completely. How can I get this preview pane kind of view?

Perform a search at google.com to locate alternative find tools. For
example: Agent Ransack (free) or File Locator Pro (shareware) utilize a
preview pane in their search results window and can be found at
<a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.mythicsoft.com" target="_blank">http://www.mythicsoft.com</a>

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