OFF2000: Find Command Not Available Under Tools in Open Dialog Box

In an Office 2000 program, when you use the Open dialog box to select an Office document and then click the Tools list, the Find command is not displayed.

This behavior occurs because an operating system policy or Office 2000 policy has been implemented that restricts the user from searching for files.

Office 2000 programs adhere to the same restrictions as the operating system when determining whether to allow a search for files.

The operating system allows the setting of a User Shell Restriction to restrict a user from searching for a file. You can use a system policy or directly enter a registry value to restrict a user from searching for files.

Within the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 System Policy Editor (Poledit.exe), the Default User / Shell Policy is called "Remove Find command from Start Menu".

Within the Microsoft Windows 2000 Group Policy Microsoft Management Console snap-in, the User Configuration / Administrative Templates / Start Menu and Taskbar policy is called "Remove Search menu from Start Menu".

Within the Office 2000 System Policy Editor, Access 2000, Excel 2000, FrontPage 2000, and PowerPoint 2000 each have a policy that is controlled through Default User / Application Name / Disable Items In User Interface / Predefined / Disable Command Bar Buttons and Menu Items / File | Open... | Tools | Find... The Office 2000 policies allow for more granular control, because these policies are set individually per application, rather than setting a policy that affects all applications.

When you use an Office 2000 program, the Find command is not available in the Tools list of the Open dialog box if one of the following registry keys is detected:

Value Name	NoFind
Value type	REG_DWORD
Value Data	1
				

-or-

Value Name:  FileOpenToolsFind
Value Type:  REG_SZ
Value Data:  4099