Search for file contents

[anon30529981]

In Windows Explorer we have the option to search for file contents. Is this possible in Directory Opus 12?

[Leo]

You can. How to do it depends on whether you want to use the Windows Search field (see post linked below), or Opus's own Tools -> Find Files functionality (just enter something in the Containing Text field in the UI if you want to search contents).

How can I search for text in a pdf?

You can make Windows Search look at the content of files in non-indexed locations by explicitly asking it to. e.g. Use content:xyz as the query instead of just xyz (You can also use Opus's internal Find tool, which doesn't care where the files are …

[anon30529981]

Cool. Thanks! Will try it out tomorrow