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Find Shortcuts
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Version
1.0
The window that appear as Find Shortcuts starts is
similar to the Find Files window that comes with
Windows 98. Most of the elements (menus, buttons,
etc.) should be familiar.
Shortcuts always have a "target" which will be
invoked. Depending on the target, the shortcut may
open a folder, run a program, open a document, play a
music file, open a web page, and so forth.
When "Test" is selected (from the Edit menu, clicking
the Test button, or by pressing F7), Find Shortcuts
checks the target of each shortcut to see if it is
valid. Since shortcuts can have a variety of targets,
testing can involve various actions, but in most cases
Find Shortcuts simply checks to see if the target
exists on your system.
During testing, a progress bar appears in the second
portion of the status bar. If any shortcuts fail the
test, that part of the status bar will indicate how
many failed. Shortcuts that pass the test will
display a green check mark beside the filename. Those
that fail will have a red "X" and the entire line for
that shortcut will be red a
If the Named box is left empty, Find Shortcuts will
search for all shortcuts. Otherwise, only shortcut
filenames matching the search string will be found.
Wildcards (* and ?) can be used, but are often not
necessary. For example, entering "ms" in the Named
box will locate all shortcuts which contain "ms"
(or "MS") anywhere in their filename. The Named box
also includes a drop down list of previous search
strings.
The Types box can limit the search to only certain
types of shortcuts. This can be useful if you are
searching through large numbers of shortcuts (e.g.,
the entire Start Menu).
Once you click Find Now (or press Enter) you will see
search results (if any shortcuts matching the search
criteria are found). Once you see files you can test
the shortcuts.
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