OFF: Cannot Specify Desktop Folder in Find File

ID: Q135100

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Office for the Macintosh, versions 4.2, 4.2.1
• Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition
• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Ediiton
• Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, versions 4.0
• Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

In the Find File feature of the applications listed at the beginning of this article, you cannot specify the Desktop Folder as the only folder in which to search for your files.

MORE INFORMATION

When you use Find File, you can search specified folders on both your hard disk and on network drives for files meeting specific criteria. However, you cannot specify the Desktop Folder as the only folder in which to search for your files. Note that if you specify your hard disk as the location to search, Find File does search your Desktop Folder (as well as all other folders on your hard disk) and will report any files in your Desktop Folder that meet the specified criteria.

Additional query words: 4.20 4.2.1 4.2.1a mac findfile

Keywords          : kbtool offmac kbfaq
Version           : MACINTOSH:4.2,4.2.1,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH

Last Reviewed: March 15, 1998