Embedded Search Interface

You can use an embedded search to perform file and folder searches directly in Windows File Explorer.

1 SOLIDWORKS PDM menu bar Contains menus of commands that can be performed for the selected file or folder.

In search view, the menu bar contains additional buttons that are used to perform searches.

2 Search card Displays the card you selected so that you can specify search criteria.
3 Search results Shows the files and folders found in the search. You can select column set preferences.
4 Search view tabs Display information about files you select from the search results list. These tabs are also available in file view.
5 Search toolbar Provides access to the commands used for an embedded search. The Open search result command opens search results in an Excel spreadsheet. The Export search result command exports search results as a comma-separated value (.csv) file.