>>Does anyone know how to search for a particular word >>in a Word document without starting Microsoft Words? >>In Windows XP, I can start ìsearchî ñ ìadvanced >>searchî and it can search for a word that resides in a >>document anywhere in your hard disk. I hope OS X has >>this function somewhere! >> >>JranDe Lee > >Sure, use BBEdit, and it'll search for any word/phrase, across >multiple files/folders/partitions/drives...simultaneously. In the find function of OSX, under add criteria there is a "Content includes". Select "specific places" then click Add to choose the folder you want. This worked for me with existing files as well as a file I created then immediately searched for a word within it. So indexing must be integrated into the OS now... -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Mike Bigley Maineville, Ohio http://www.norbertrunning.com Please support an American Indian Elder & Medicine Man by visiting the above link. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>