How do I search for a phrase?

[TJGeezer]

I put all my software registration info into a passworded personal file - a
great place to keep serials, etc. in one location.

Then I tried searching for Microsoft Office 2007. And got hits on anything
with "office," "2007" or "Microsoft" in the text. Combos like
"Microsoft+2007" and "Microsoft and 2007" didn't work. Putting two words
together inside quotation marks didn't work.

How can I search for a specific phrase in OneNote2007? If I can't, would
moving to OneNote 2010 allow me to make "and" "or" "not" type searches?

Mostly I like OneNote. But I REALLY need a way to search these notes for
more than a single word at a time. Thanks if you can help.

 

[djprius]

On May 17, 122 pm, TJGeezer <TJGee...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> I put all my software registration info into a passworded personal file -a
> great place to keep serials, etc. in one location.
>
> Then I tried searching for Microsoft Office 2007.  And got hits on anything
> with "office," "2007" or "Microsoft" in the text. Combos like
> "Microsoft+2007" and "Microsoft and 2007" didn't work. Putting two words
> together inside quotation marks didn't work.
>
> How can I search for a specific phrase in OneNote2007? If I can't, would
> moving to OneNote 2010 allow me to make "and" "or" "not" type searches?
>
> Mostly I like OneNote. But I REALLY need a way to search these notes for
> more than a single word at a time. Thanks if you can help.

Enclose your phrase in quotation marks. Thus, "Microsoft Office
2007". This will *not* pick up the single words. This applies in
OneNote 2007 (and I'm sure the same will hold true for OneNote 2010).

David

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

You mention the section in question was password protected - are you getting
ANY results from within the password protected section? You'd have you
unlock it (with the password) before the search will return any results from
the password protected section.

Once the section is unlocked you should use the quotation marks to find the
phrase.

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-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
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"TJGeezer" <TJGeezer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E4474D3D-D432-41EF-8265-2499B004C8DC@microsoft.com...
> I put all my software registration info into a passworded personal file -
> a
> great place to keep serials, etc. in one location.
>
> Then I tried searching for Microsoft Office 2007. And got hits on
> anything
> with "office," "2007" or "Microsoft" in the text. Combos like
> "Microsoft+2007" and "Microsoft and 2007" didn't work. Putting two words
> together inside quotation marks didn't work.
>
> How can I search for a specific phrase in OneNote2007? If I can't, would
> moving to OneNote 2010 allow me to make "and" "or" "not" type searches?
>
> Mostly I like OneNote. But I REALLY need a way to search these notes for
> more than a single word at a time. Thanks if you can help.