Comments on: Windows Explorer: Quickly Jump To Files http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/08/windows-explorer-quickly-jump-to-files/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:50:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Qhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/08/windows-explorer-quickly-jump-to-files/comment-page-1/#comment-895390 Q Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:28:23 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17038#comment-895390 Good tip. Good tip.

]]> By: Lukehttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/08/windows-explorer-quickly-jump-to-files/comment-page-1/#comment-895304 Luke Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:01:11 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17038#comment-895304 1. Open Windows Explorer. 2. Go to a folder with a ton of files in it. 3. Click on the first file. 4. Quickly type the first few characters of the filename you are looking for. Windows Explorer (actually any Windows app with a list, including most web pages) will skip down to the first file matching what you typed. Yes this only works on the current folder in Windows Explorer. 1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Go to a folder with a ton of files in it.
3. Click on the first file.
4. Quickly type the first few characters of the filename you are looking for.

Windows Explorer (actually any Windows app with a list, including most web pages) will skip down to the first file matching what you typed.

Yes this only works on the current folder in Windows Explorer.

]]> By: Martinhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/08/windows-explorer-quickly-jump-to-files/comment-page-1/#comment-895147 Martin Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:44:33 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17038#comment-895147 It is working fine on my XP SP3 system. Is the explorer window active? Do you have any third party plugins or similar installed? It is working fine on my XP SP3 system. Is the explorer window active? Do you have any third party plugins or similar installed?

]]> By: acedangerhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/08/windows-explorer-quickly-jump-to-files/comment-page-1/#comment-895120 acedanger Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:48:40 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17038#comment-895120 doesn't seem to be working for me at all, on Win XP SP3 doesn’t seem to be working for me at all, on Win XP SP3

]]> By: hpearcehttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/08/windows-explorer-quickly-jump-to-files/comment-page-1/#comment-894973 hpearce Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:18:01 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17038#comment-894973 only seems to work for the current directory.... by that time, it is just as easy to locate it manually than by position the cursosor in the address field. manual searches at this point allow for lack of knowledge of the precise spelling. only seems to work for the current directory…. by that time, it is just as easy to locate it manually than by position the cursosor in the address field. manual searches at this point allow for lack of knowledge of the precise spelling.

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