Searching by Specific Dates
You can search on specific dates and date ranges. AQS allows relative date values (like today, tomorrow, or next week) and day (like Tuesday or Monday) and month (February) values.
Restricting File Type by Date/Week/Month/Year
This table shows you how to search by Date and other related parameters.
| Find | Finds Items | Syntax |
| Date | today’s date. | date:today |
| tomorrow’s date | date:tomorrow | |
| yesterday’s date. | date:yesterday | |
| Week | date within the current week. | date:this week |
| date within the previous week. | date:last week | |
| Month | date falling this month | date:this month |
| date last month | date:last month | |
| nominated month | date:February | |
| Year | date falling in the previous year | date:last year |
If you prefer to use the Boolean filters to perform these searches the next section should interest you.
Searching using Boolean filters
Using Boolean filters is another way to perform a more precise search. Boolean filters let you combine search words using simple logic, as you can see in the following table.
| Filter | Example | Use this to |
| AND | Windows 7 AND Vista | Find files that contain both words “Windows” and “Vista”. The words don’t have to be adjoining each other. |
| NOT | Windows 7 NOT Vista | Find files that contain the word “Windows” but not “Vista.” |
| OR | Windows t OR Vista | Find files that contain either of the words “Windows” or “Vista.” |
| Quotes | “Windows Vista” | Find files that contain the exact phrase “Windows Vista.” |
| Parentheses | (Windows Vista) | Find files that contain both words “Windows” and “Vista,” in any order. |
| > | date: >28/12/09 | Find files that are more than or later than a certain value, such as after 28/12/09. |
| < | size: < 3 MB | Find files that are less than or earlier than a certain value, such as less than 3 MB. You can also specify other sizes, such as KB and GB. |
Tip! When you type Boolean filters like AND, Not and OR, you must use capital letters. You can also combine Boolean filters with file properties. Here are a couple of examples:
- Music: Opera AND Puccini
- Artist: Ella Fitzgerald OR Louis Armstrong
So there you have it, my last word on Windows 7′s Search! Good Searching!
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