Searching for Excel Files?

[Guest]

When running the Search feature in Windows XP, I am trying to locate Excel
files containing a specific text string, but get nothing, even though I know
they exist. Any suggestions?

 

[Peo Sjoblom]

Try to search from excel itself, file>open, now in the file open window
select tools and find
there you can specify like in your case AND/OR contents/includes words etc..
The file search in windows XP is terrible

Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

 

[Gord Dibben]

Bill

Use the FREE downloadable Agent Ransack search tool.

Far superior to Windows search for files and text within files.

http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/pageloader.aspx?page=download

Gord Dibben Excel MVP