HandyFind is a faster, friendlier way to find words in documents and Webpages.
It highlights the words as you type so you will find what you are looking for as soon as you have entered enough letters. It works in Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, Notepad, Outlook e-mail, and more, and does not require any dialog boxes or windows to be closed afterwards.
HandyFind truly is a handy word finder. It lives as an icon in the desktray (next to the clock) until you press the Shift and Spacebar keys together. A little "Find" balloon appears in the top left hand corner of the page.
You then start to type the word you wish to find and, as sufficient letters are typed, the word will be highlighted and the "Find" balloon will appear with it with the letters you had typed. You can keep on searching for the same word by pressing the F3 key.
Great for the programs it supports, but it doesn't work in all programs.
If you use the supported programs often then HandyFind is well worth having around and is much less cumbersome that the regular Ctrl-F "Find" command.
Note: this program is not suitable for Windows 95, 98 or ME.
Below: the desktray icon
Below: using the utility in Internet Explorer and MS Word
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