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In this lesson, you will learn how to use the <b>Find</b> command to locate a file on your computer.
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Click the <b>Next</b> button, above, to continue.
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If you can't remember where you saved a document, Windows makes it easy to find a <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column4', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
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To create a new file, click the <b>Start</b> button <img src="images/Stdstart.gif" align=absmiddle>
on the <b>Windows</b> <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column2', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>taskbar</a>, point to <b>Programs</b>, point to <b>Accessories</b>, and click <b>WordPad</b>.
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Click the large blank area of the <b>WordPad</b> window, and type <i>Book Report</i>.
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In the <b>WordPad</b> window, click the <b>File</b> menu, and click <b>Save As...</b> to save your new file.
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Click the <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column3', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>title bar</a> of the <b>Save As</b> <a id=a2 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column11', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
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>active</a>.  In the <b>File name:</b> box, double-click the <a id=a4 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column13', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>default</a> file name, <b>Document</b>, and type a new name for the file, <i>Thomas Hardy</i>.
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Click <b>Save</b> to save your newly created <B>WordPad</B> document, now named <B>Thomas Hardy</B>.
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To close the document, click the <b>Close</b> button <img src="images/stdclose.gif"> on the
title bar of the <b>WordPad</b> window.
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To find the document you just saved, click the <b>Start</b> button
<img src="images/stdstart.gif" align=absmiddle> on the Windows taskbar, point to <b>Find</b>, and click
<b>Files or Folders...</b>.
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Click the <b>Name & Location</b> <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column77', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'">
tab</a> to make it active. Click the <b>Named:</b> box, and type
<i>Thomas Hardy</i>.
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Click the arrow to the right of the <b>Look in:</b> box, and select <b>(C:)</b> if it is not already selected.
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You may need to <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column57', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'">
drag</a> the <b>Find: All Files</b> dialog box to see the arrow in the <b>Look in:</b> box.
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Click <b>Find Now</b>.  Your computer is looking on your <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column66', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>hard disk</a> to find your newly saved document,
<B>Thomas Hardy</B>.
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Your WordPad document, <b>Thomas Hardy</b>, appears in the lower section of the <b>Find</b> window.
Double-click <b>Thomas Hardy</b> to open the document.
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Click the <b>Close</b> button <img src="images/stdclose.gif"> on the title bars of the <b>Thomas Hardy</b> window and the <b>Find</b> dialog box to close them.
<p>You've now learned how to create and find files.
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