Hi, in window 11 default search location is web. to search on PC need to change that location to documents or folders as per requirement. changing indexing preference may help in this. there just use of tab and arrow keys with a sequence. tyr with seach edit box you can easily figure out. Vedika
On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 7:53 AM Amiyo Biswas <amiyo.bis...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Mohib, > > Searching for files containing specific text is really difficult after > widnows xp. This feature is very clumsy and slow on windows 11. You may try > these steps: > > Go to the folder containing the file, say the documents folder. > > Press f3 to activate the search option. > > The first control is an edit field where you should tye in the possible > text. > > Press tab key once and jaws will say sort collapsed. Keep pressing right > arrow until jaws says search options. > > Press enter on it and arrow down to file contents option and press enter > on it. > > Now press tab a few times and you will find the serch results. > > Unfortunately, this method does not always work successfully. > > With best regards, > Amiyo Biswas > Cell: 6290527506 / 9433464329 > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Mohib Anwar Rafay <mohibra...@gmail.com> > *To:* accessindia <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 10, 2024 12:30 PM > *Subject:* [AI] How to search files with text contentwise in windows11 > > Hi friends, i am using windows 11 laptop. I have hundreds of text files > and many word files. Suppose I have to search an MS word file which has > specific word in the contents of the file (not the name of the file), then > how can i perform this search in windows 11. For example, I have a file ( i > don't know the name of the file), but i know that in one of the files there > is a word, "BT Kaul", if i want to perform this search, how can i search > the file containing this specific word specially i don't know even the > location of the file in my computer. > > > -- > Mohib Anwar Rafay > > Phone: +919999996464 > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "AccessIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAMudc6zH6MZK9Nrq5M2qw9f5p5CTXyD9nQnJR41oaJc4vpQp_Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAMudc6zH6MZK9Nrq5M2qw9f5p5CTXyD9nQnJR41oaJc4vpQp_Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "AccessIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/001901da8bb7%2443a90f80%24014da8c0%40DESKTOPI429E82 > <https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/001901da8bb7%2443a90f80%24014da8c0%40DESKTOPI429E82?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CA%2BPmk0vkcQBE%2BfjQYtmAJOMeF04LLj-g-Rm-o2x%3DVzHVNjjLPA%40mail.gmail.com.
