File Search Assistant

If you are a professional who works with numerous files and documents you have probably faced the problem of losing data.  It should be noted that sometimes we think that we have lost files but in fact of those files are simply missing.  It means that they are stored somewhere in your computer but you simply cannot find them.  It is like looking for something in a messy room or apartment.  You seem to know everything and every corner in your apartment but it sometimes happens that you cannot find some things that belong to you.

Computer is like an apartment although it has far more rooms so to say.  There are hundreds and thousands of folders in your computer.  Of course you tried to sort out information, process and analyze files and save them in such a way so that you can find them out when you are required to do so.  However, everything may happen.  We are human beings and we can make mistakes.  You copy or saved the file to a particular folder and then completely forget about it.

Find within excel docs missing texts

File search assistant is the kind of software that you really need.  Losing files can be very painful, especially if these documents are related to business activity.  With the File Search Assistant you will forget about losing files due to inattentiveness or mistakes.  This file search solution combines the principles of simplicity and efficiency which is very important in today’s market.

One of the greatest advantages of File Search Assistant is the possibility to look for particular file types.  For instance, if you know that you need only word documents you do not need any other file types in the list of results.  This makes search process faster and more efficient.

Custom search is about looking for particular file types.  You simply set the mask and wait for results.  You can edit new masks and edit existing ones.

File Search Assistant has a number of converters which make it possible to open certain file types to look for key words inside them as well as in the files names.  For example, you can look for key words in pdf documents or HTML pages.

File Search Assistant has additional search criteria such as search by date and size.  If you are aware of files size or the date when the file was created, accessed or modified you can use this information to your benefit.

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People are always looking for something.  We lose things, up even in our own apartment.  And with the advent of computers we started losing files and documents.  Of the some of the documents of very important as nowadays almost all businesses use IT support.  Sometimes it is becoming increasingly difficult to find missing files stored in computer.  There are several reasons why search for files can be so much difficult.  The First reason is increased amount of disk space.  Morton computers are equipped with huge hard drives, and thus this aggravates situation and makes search more difficult.  The second reason is a variety of file types.  There are so many file extensions that the search system may find dozens or even hundreds of files that fit into search criteria.

If you need to find missing files in your computer and you have very little time you should certainly use special file search utilities, like File Search Assistant from AKS-LABS.  This powerful file search engine will require very short time to provide you with the fullest and the most complete list of files and documents that fit into search criteria and contain previously specified keywords.

Use File Search Assistant to find in xls files missing keywords

File Search Assistant is both simple, easy to use and effective program.  If you are an average and ordinary PC user you will probe of lee have no problems in operating file search assistant.  This utility has a user friendly interface as well as clear and under stewed functions, many use and features.  One of the greatest advantages of file search assistant is its preview function and possibility to look for files by mask.

What is at preview function?  Imagine that you have found a dozen of files containing key words.  But the problem is that you need only one file.  With file search assistant you don’t have to manually open all the files to have a look at the context in which keywords are used.  All you need to do this to clique on the file in the list of search results and in the box below you’ll be able to see fragments of texts containing specified keywords which are marked with red color.  This can save you much time.

Search by mask implies looking for files of particular type.  For example, if you’re interested only in excel file you may find in xls extension only.  This helps narrow and save your valuable time.

Find in xls necessary keywords

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Perhaps there is not a single person who regularly uses computer and who has never lost a single document in his life. Losing documents and files in own computers is like losing things in own house. It seems that you know every corner of your apartment or house but you cannot find something that you need. The same “theory” is applied to losing files in computer. You think that you know all folders in your PC but when it comes to file search you realize that you do not know anything.

What are the best ways to look for missing files? You operating system already contains search tool which can be rather effective under certain conditions. However, if you possess little information on the missing files or you are an inexperienced PC user such search tool may be not helpful.

Of course, you may waste the entire day to look for missing files by yourself. But what if you have only 5 minutes? What if you have a 350GB hard drive full of folders with similar information and files?

This is where File Search Assistant can help you. This powerful file search engine does not require any special knowledge and experience so even a blondie can use it. With File Search Assistant you will understand that effective software should not necessarily be expensive and complex.

File Search Assistant is simple and this is perhaps one of its key advantages. Besides, the program has a Help menu as well as file search wizard which will guide you through entire comparison process.

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Use find by mask option to search inside excel spreadsheets

What files types are lost more often that the others? Of course these are documents. As known, Excel spreadsheets are widely used in business to make accounting reports, pricelists, lists of products or personnel etc.

With a number of converters File Search Assistant can open Excel files and look for keywords inside spreadsheets. This is very convenient as having specified key words and file mask (file type; in our case xls) you will require very little time to find missing xls files.

In order to look for a particular file type you need to start a customized search, i.e. search for files by mask. This will narrow search results and save you some time.

Thus, if you know a few words that missing Excel files contain there is no problem in finding them with File Search Assistant. Besides, you will be able to preview files to make sure you got what you have been looking for.

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Perhaps all PC users are sometimes using MS Excel. This program does so much hard work for us. There are many mathematical operations that require much time. Excel does this job within seconds. Thus, it is widely used by accountants, financers, sales manager and ordinary office clerks.

As a rule xls files contain very valuable financial information – prices, figures, financial and economic forecasts etc. Normally, loss of Excel files can cause serious problems, especially if no copies of the original document have been made.

These days, search for lost files in a hard drive may be very difficult. There are several reasons which make this process rather challenging. The first one is growth of information volumes worldwide which is explained by the Internet revolution. The second one is increase of hard drive volumes. It is really difficult to look for Excel spreadsheet which is hidden at some folder in a 350-500GB hard drive.

Traditional search methods may yield no results, especially if you are looking for xls files and you have very little information about them. In such a case you need to use special file search systems like File Search Assistant developed by AKS-LABS.

Why use exactly this software? Well, you will have a definite answer to this question after using File Search Assistant for several minutes. You do not need any special knowledge or skills to successfully operate this program. Thus, even if you are not very experienced in computers File Search Assistant will not be a problem for you.

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Choose FSA to search xls files

So, in order to search xls files you need to run File search Assistant, enter key words which you think missing files may contain and perform a customized search. What is it? Customized search is a search by mask. Thus, all you need to do is to enter file extension which is *xls* in Excel.

File search Assistant will do the rest of the job for you. Sure, if you have additional information on the missing xls files, you can use search by size or date.

For example, if you know for sure that the document was created yesterday you may set relevant parameters. The good news is that you can even set a time span, i.e. interval of time during which the file was created.

If a missing xls file is particularly large or small and you are aware of its size then use this info to narrow search results in File search Assistant.

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It is difficult to find an office clerk who does not use MS Office in his or her work. Indeed, this family of products from Microsoft has become a must in every office and home computer. While office managers and secretaries mostly use MS Word, Excel is designed for those who work with number. Thus, xls files are used to make pricelists, accounting reports, all sort of financial documents etc. Imagine what problems an accountant might have if he loses Excel file or files with important figures!

As known most pricelists are made in xls format. Spreadsheets are downloaded to servers and thus prices are updated online. Losing documents is very common as sometimes we forget file locations. It is not easy to find missing Excel files, especially if you do not know much about them.

To solve such a problem, use File Search Assistant which can correctly open Excel docs and look for the keywords inside the files. The firs thing that will surprise you when you start using File Search Assistant is that the program is really very simple. However, this simplicity should not make you think that File Search Assistant will not solve its tasks.

First of all, it needs mentioning that File Search Assistant has converters which enables the program opening certain file types and thus look for keyword inside the docs. File Search Assistant can open MS Office documents, (including Excel and PowerPoint), HTML pages, Open Office files and Adobe Acrobat docs.

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Use FSA to search excel files

When you have search result listed, you can preview any of them by clicking on a file. Preview function will save your time as you do not have to open file by file to make sure this is exactly the document you need. It may happen that you have 20 documents that fit into search criteria.

In case you possess additional information on the files then you can use additional search criteria. They are search by size, date and mask. Let’s review each criterion.

Search by size is only then helpful when you know approximate size of the missing files. Thus, for instance, if you are sure that the files you are looking for a particularly large or small (or maybe you know exact file size) then search by size option will certainly narrow search results.

Search by date is helpful when you know approximate date when the missing files were created, modified or accessed.

Search by mask is looking for missing file of particular type or types.

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