Finding Other Files - Gateway GM5688E Reference Manual

Finding other files

Use Windows Find or Search to locate other personal data files.
For more information, see "Using Windows" in your online User
Guide.
You can often identify different data file types by looking at
the file's extension (the part of the file name following the last
period). For example, a document file might have a .DOC
extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension.
File type
Documents
Spreadsheets
Pictures
Movies
Sound and music
To find files using Find or Search:
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File usually ends in...
.DOC, .TXT, .RTF, .HTM, .HTML, .DOT
.XLS, .XLT, .TXT
.JPG, .BMP, .GIF, .PDF, .PCT, .TIF, .PNG, .EPS
.MPEG, .MPG, .AVI, .GIF, .MOV
.WAV, .CDA, .MP3, .MID, .MIDI, .WMA
In Windows Vista, click
Search Results window opens.
- OR -
In Windows XP, click Start, then click Search. The Search
Results window opens.
- OR -
In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, click
Start, Find or Search, then click For Files or Folders.
The Search Results window opens.
Type the filename you want to search for, then
press E . The search results are displayed.
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To learn about more search options, click Help
(Start), then click Search. The
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