Performing Natural Language Searches

If using properties and boolean filters seems a little to much for you to handle, you can find files using natural language search (New!), which allows you to perform the same property or boolean search, yet use a form that is easier to use. Instead of kind: document author: (Steve AND Holly), you can type documents by Steve and Holly. Before you can use natural language in a Search box, you need to turn it on under the Search tab in Folder Options in the Control Panel.

Turn On Natural Language Search

Click the Start button, and then Control Panel.
Double-click the Folder Options icon in Classic view.
Click ...

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