Find File

The Find in Files window 'Find File' tab provides a tool that can help you find files quicker. The tab acts as a file system explorer and offers a speedy alternative to the common open file dialog. File searches are quick and simple, allowing you to look up files of interest without losing your current workflow. The display can be switched between report and small icon view.

Access

Ribbon	Start > Explore > Search > Files > Find File
Keyboard Shortcuts	Ctrl+Shift+F

Toolbar

The toolbar provides a folder navigation combo box that maintains your file search history, and a file filter control to limit search results.

Options

Up Arrow	Click to navigate to the parent folder.
Directory	Enter the path of a directory and press the Enter key to display the files in that location Use the drop down list to select from book marked locations. New locations are automatically book marked whenever a file in that location is opened.
Filter	The filter control allows you to exclude files that do not match the criteria you type. The wildcard symbol * is automatically appended to the text so it is not necessary to add it yourself. To search for all files that contain the term jvm simply type jvm. To find png images containing the term red you could type red.png. Press the Enter key to update the results.
Report View	In this view the list displays the following columns; filename, modified date, file type and file size. Columns can be sorted in either ascending or descending order. Click the column a third time to remove the sort order.
Small Icon View	The small icon view removes columns and is great when a folder contains many files.

Keyboard Shortcuts

CTRL + /	Sets focus to the filter control
CTRL + UP_ARROW	Navigates to the parent folder
BACKSPACE	Navigates to the parent folder
RETURN	If a folder is selected, opens the folder, otherwise opens the selected files.