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SEARCH DIALOG BOX                 (Screen 1 of 3)
 
Search Paths
  Determines where Word searches for documents
  in your system. Word maintains this path from
  session to session.
 
Author, Operator, Keywords
  Specify one or more in each category that you
  want to use to search through your files.
 
Text
  Type specific text you want to search for in a
  document.
SEARCH DIALOG BOX                 (Screen 2 of 3)
 
Date Saved
  Type the date the file you want to find was
  saved. You can also use logical expressions to
  specify a date range. For example:
 
  >2/28/90&<4/1/90 tells Word to search for dates
  after February 28, 1990 and before April 1,
  1990 (all dates in March, 1990).
 
Date Created
  Type the date the file you want to find was
  created. You can also use logical expressions
  to specify a date range (see Date Saved for
  an example).
SEARCH DIALOG BOX                 (Screen 3 of 3)
 
Match Case
  Turn on this option to search for the exact
  combination of uppercase and lowercase
  characters typed in the Text box.
 
Selected Files Only
  Turn on this option to apply search criteria
  only to the files you marked in the Files box.
 
Directories
  Select the directory you want to search.