1. Method of finding file using find option
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2. Finding File Using Find Option
 The Find command helps us to locate files
anywhere in our computer file system
 If we do not know where a document or folder is,
we can use the FIND command to locate it
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3. Finding File Using Find Option (Contd...)
 Click Start
 Point to Find
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4. Finding File Using Find Option
Contd..
Find command
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5. Finding File Using Find Option
Files
This option helps us to find files on our
computer’s disk filing system
Computer
Helps us to find another computer attached to
the network. We search for other computers to
find disks and resources like printers
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6. The find: all files dialog box
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7. Finding File Using Find Option Contd..
On the Microsoft Network
Helps us to locate files on the Microsoft network,
if we have access to it
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8. Finding File Using Find Option
Contd..
We can locate a file using the three tabs Name
and Location , Date Modified Advanced present
below the menu bar in the Find dialog box
The Name and Location tab contains the
following options
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9. Finding File Using Find Option
Contd..
Named
Shows the name of the file we are searching for.
If we click on down arrow , we will see the most
recent searches we have performed
Look in
Directs windows95 to search a specific path for
the file. If we click on the down arrow, we will see
a list of the disk on our computer
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10. Finding File Using Find Option Contd..
Browse
Let us look through the available disk to find the
one we want to search
 Click Name & Location Tab, and then type the
name of the file we want to find
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11. Finding File Using Find Option Contd..
 Also type the name where to search in ‘look’ in
box for the file or click the arrow next to the look in
box
 To start the search, click Find New
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12. Finding File Using Find Option Contd..
 We can also search for a file even if we know a
part of file name
 For example, if a file name starts with the letter ab,
then we will search it using wildcard characters
 If a search is too long and we want to stop it, click
the stop button
 To start over with a new search criteria, click the
New Search button
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13. Finding File Using Find Option Contd..
 There are the items when we don’t know any
part of the file name
 If we have an idea of when the file was last
worked on, we can locate the file by using the
Date Modified tab
 The Date Modified tab contains the following
options
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14. Finding File Using Find Option
 All files option searches for all files in the specified
path for the desired file
Find all files created or modified restricts the
search to a given date between too specified dates
during the previous number of months or during the
previous number of days
We can specify a search between specific days or
just look for files created or modified in some
previous months or days
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15. Summary
In this lecture you have learned about
 Finding file using Find option
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16. Frequently Asked Questions
 Explain the Find dialog box
 What are the steps involved in searching a file
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17. Quiz
1.The command helps us to locate files any
where in our computer filing system
Answer is: Find
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18. Quiz
2. All files searches all files in the specified path for
the desired
Answer is : File
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