HP Pavilion a6000 Getting Started Guide - Page 87

Finding Files To find a file, you can use the Search box at the top of every folder, or the search box on the Windows Start Button menu, which searches the whole computer. To search from a folder Search box: 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar, and then click Computer. Or Right-click Windows Start Button on the taskbar, and then click Explore. 2 Find the folder you want to search. Search looks in the current folder and all subfolders. 3 Click into the search box at the top of the window and begin to type. The Search box filters according to what you type. It displays files if your term matches the file name, tags, or other file properties. It displays text documents if the term occurs in any of the text inside the document file. To search from the Windows Start Button menu: 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar. 2 Type a word or question; what you type automatically appears in the Search box. As you type, the search results appear in the left pane. 3 Do one of the following: Click a result to open it. Click the X to clear the results of the search and return to the main list of programs. Click See all results to show the results in a folder for advanced options. Click Search the Internet to search the Internet by opening your browser. Renaming Files CAUTION: Do not change the file name extension (the last three characters of a file name, after the period). Doing so could make the file unrecognizable to the computer. 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar, and click Computer. Or Right-click Windows Start Button on the taskbar, and click Explore. 2 Find the file or folder you want to rename and click it to select it. 3 Click Organize and Rename. 4 Type the new name, and then press Enter on the keyboard. NOTE: Another way to rename a file is to right-click the file and then click Rename. Managing Files 79