Microsoft KB Archive/204202

= OFF98: Search by Document Properties Limited in Find File =

Article ID: 204202

Article Last Modified on 11/13/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q204202



SYMPTOMS
In Office 98 Macintosh Edition, you can save files in each application with a large number of custom properties and some built-in properties. However, you cannot search for all of these properties when you click Open on the File menu, click Find File, and then click Advanced Search.



CAUSE
Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition uses the same Find File as Microsoft Office 4.2 for the Macintosh and thus can find only those properties available in Microsoft Office 4.2 for the Macintosh.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
To type document properties, click Properties on the File menu and click the Summary tab or Custom tab.

Of the properties that can be entered for a document, you can only search for the following properties in Advanced Search:
 * Title
 * Author
 * Keywords
 * Subject

You cannot search for the following properties in a document:
 * Manager
 * Company
 * Category
 * Comments
 * Hyperlink base
 * Any property on the Custom tab of the document Properties dialog box

