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Nero Scout Manual

Nero AG

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Copyright © 2006 by Nero AG, Karlsbad, Germany.

Copyright © 2006 by Nero AG

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Contents

Contents

1 General information 5 1.1 Conventions of the manual 5 1.2 About Nero Search 5 1.3 About Nero Scout 5

2 Enabling and configuring Nero Scout 7 2.1 Enabling Nero Scout 7 2.2 General options 7 2.3 Indexing 9 2.3.1 Adding folders 10 2.3.2 Selecting file types 11 2.3.3 Selecting e-mails 12 2.4 Internet services 13 2.4.1 Creating an entry 14 2.4.2 Deleting an entry 15

3 Quick search using the task bar 16 3.1 Overview 16 3.2 Nero Search Index Status window 17 3.3 Searching the desktop using the quick search function 17 3.4 Searching web pages using the quick search function 19

4 Nero Search main window 20 4.1 Desktop Search tab 20 4.1.1 Performing a desktop search 21 4.1.2 Performing an advanced desktop search 22 4.2 Web Search tab 23 4.2.1 Performing a web search 24 4.3 Saved Searches tab 26 4.3.1 Saving a search query 27 4.3.2 Editing a search query 27 4.3.3 Deleting a search query 28

Contents

5 List of figures 29

6 Index 30

7 Contact 31

General information

1 General information

1.1 Conventions of the manual In order to make best use of this manual, please note the following conventions:

Symbol Meaning

Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be followed strictly.

Indicates additional information or advice.

1. Start … A number at the beginning of a line indicates a request for action. Carry out these actions in the order specified.

Indicates an intermediate result.

Indicates a result.

OK Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program interface of Nero Search. They are shown in bold face.

Chapter Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as links and are shown in red and underlined.

1.2 About Nero Search Nero Search is a search wizard that allows you to search for files on your computer quickly and easily. Note however that the desktop search function can only find files indexed by Nero Scout (see Indexing). Nero Search also provides a web search function. Nero Search can be accessed in the task bar. It is also integrated in the following Nero applications:

Nero Burning ROM

Nero Express

Nero Vision

Nero WaveEditor

Nero SoundTrax

Nero Recode

Nero PhotoSnap

Nero PhotoSnap Viewer Nero Search is a permanent feature of Nero and does not have to be installed separately. Nero Scout must be enabled to be able to use the desktop search function of Nero Search.

1.3 About Nero Scout Nero Scout is a database program which indexes and catalogs all media files on your computer and makes this database available to all programs in the Nero product package. In

General information

contrast to other databases, which are created by different media players and only catalog the files belonging to this program, Nero Scout makes its universal database available to all playback programs.

Nero Scout creates an entry in Windows Explorer, so that you have a complete overview of the media library at all times. The structure of the Windows® Media® Player library with details such as artist, year of release, etc. is generated by Nero Scout in the entry. The Nero Search application provides lightning quick access to the files indexed by Nero Scout.

Nero Scout is of particular significance for Nero Home, since file searches using Nero Home only find and display cataloged files. We therefore recommend that you always leave Nero Scout enabled.

Enabling and configuring Nero Scout

2 Enabling and configuring Nero Scout In Nero Scout you can define the folders and files to be indexed and consequently searched by Nero Search.

Nero Search will only search for files previously indexed by Nero Scout. To be able to use Nero Search, you must enable Nero Scout.

2.1 Enabling Nero Scout If Nero Scout is not enabled, proceed as follows:

1. Select Start > Programs > Nero 7 (Premium) > Tools > Nero Scout.

The Nero Scout Options window opens.

2. Check the Enable Nero Scout box.

You have opened Nero Scout. You can now proceed to change the general options (see General options).

2.2 General options Define the general options for Nero Scout in the General entry.

Fig. 1: Nero Scout Options window, General navigation item


To define the general options, proceed as follows:

1. Select Start > Programs > Nero 7 (Premium) > Tools > Nero Scout.

The Nero Scout Options window opens.

2. Click on General in the navigation tree.

3. If you want to make the Nero Search quick search feature available in the task bar, check the Integrate Nero Search in the Task Bar box.

4. To see Nero Scout as a separate folder in Windows Explorer, check the Show Nero Scout in Windows Explorer box.

5. Click on the Apply button.

You have changed the general options in line with your requirements. You can now continue to make settings for indexing purposes (see Indexing).


2.3 Indexing The Indexing entry in the navigation tree offers you an overview of the already indexed files. These files are available when searching using Nero Search. You can see how many files are already indexed, as well as the status of the indexing process.

Nero Scout indexes the "My Documents" folder by default. You can manually add other folders that are also to be indexed.

Fig. 2: Nero Scout Options window, Indexing navigation item

You can now use the Index Now button to start indexing. Use the Snooze button to stop indexing for the period indicated in the drop-down menu.

If you are working with a laptop, you can set whether indexing is also to be activated in battery mode. Check the Scan in Battery Mode box if you want this.

Reduced battery operating period Indexing in battery mode can shorten the battery operating period of your laptop because the processor is required to perform more calculations.


2.3.1 Adding folders You can use Nero Scout to define special folders for indexing.

To add more folders for indexing, proceed as follows:

1. Click on Indexing > Folder in the navigation tree.

Fig. 3: Nero Scout Options window, Folder navigation item

2. Check off the folders you want to index in the directory structure on the right-hand side.

You can select a folder and all its subfolders or just precisely the folder you want.

Check boxes

This selects a folder and all its subfolders.

This just selects the folder you want.

The folder is not selected.


You have added the required folders for indexing. You can now proceed to add certain file formats (see Selecting file types) or e-mails (see Selecting e-mails) for indexing.


2.3.2 Selecting file types Nero Scout allows you to select the file types you want to index.

To select file types to be indexed, proceed as follows:

1. Click on Indexing > Files in the menu tree.

Fig. 4:Nero Scout Options window, Files navigation item

2. To index all file formats, select the All option button.

3. If you only want to index certain file formats: 1. Select the Selected option button. 2. Check the boxes for the formats you want.

4. If you want to exclude certain file types from indexing: 1. Enter the extensions for the file types you want to exclude from indexing in the Exclude

the following file types from indexing text box. 2. If you want to return the settings to their original state, click on the Restore Defaults

button.

The file extensions must always start with a dot and must be separated from the other extensions with a semicolon. For example: ".exe; .dat".

5. When you have selected all the required folders, click on the Apply button.

You have selected files for indexing. You can now continue to select e-mails for indexing (see Selecting e-mails).


2.3.3 Selecting e-mails Nero Scout allows you to select folders from your e-mail management program for indexing. The directory structure on the right-hand side displays the e-mail management program you have installed and its folder structure.

At present, Nero Scout supports Microsoft® Outlook® and Microsoft® Outlook® Express.

To define certain folders from the e-mail management program, proceed as follows:

1. Click on Indexing > E-mails.

Fig. 5: Nero Scout Options window, E-mails navigation item

2. Check off the folders from your e-mail management program you want to index in the directory structure on the right-hand side.

You can select a folder and all its subfolders or just precisely the folder you want.

Check boxes

This selects a folder and all its subfolders.

This just selects the folder you want.

The folder is not selected.


You have added the required folders for indexing.


2.4 Internet services You can enter, save, and update the URLs of the following media in the Internet Services entry in the navigation tree:

Web radios

Web TV

Audio casts

Video casts

Image casts

You can select these Internet services in Nero Home or Nero ShowTime and use them there.

Fig. 6: Nero Scout Options window, Internet Services navigation item

The Internet Services entry in the navigation tree contains the following elements on the right-hand side of the window:

Tabs

Web Radio Displays the subscribed web radio stations, their URLs, and the status of the update.

Web TV Displays the subscribed web TV stations, their URLs, and the status of the update.

Audio Casts

Displays the subscribed audio casts, their URLs, and the status of the update. An audio cast is a series of audio recordings in the Internet that can mostly be automatically accessed in a newsfeed (mostly RSS).


Video Casts

Displays the subscribed video casts, their URLs, and the status of the update. A video cast is a series of video recordings in the Internet that can mostly be automatically accessed in a newsfeed (mostly RSS).

Image Casts Displays the subscribed image casts, their URLs, and the status of the update. An image cast is a series of images in the Internet that can mostly be automatically accessed in a newsfeed (mostly RSS).

Buttons

Subscribe Opens the Dialog window. A new entry on the tab can be created there (see Creating an entry).

Unsubscribe Deletes an entry from the tab.

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is used to save articles on a web site or their abstracts and to make them available in machine-readable form. A so-called RSS feed consists of an XML file with just the structured content as it might appear on a news page but no layout, navigation or other additional information. Many web services that regularly publish articles provide an automatically generated RSS file containing the new articles.

2.4.1 Creating an entry To create an entry on one of the tabs, proceed as follows:

1. Click on the Internet Services entry in the navigation tree.

2. Click on the Subscribe button on the right-hand side of the window.

The Dialog window appears.

Fig. 7: Dialog window, Web Radio drop-down menu


The Dialog window contains the following elements:

Category list box

Provides the entry categories and therefore the tabs on which the entry appears for selection.

Title text box Defines the name of the entry.

URL text box Defines the URL of the entry.

Update Interval area Automatically (recommended) option button

Automatically updates the entry.

Once a day option button Updates the entry once each day.

Never (only manual) option button

Only updates the entry when an update is manually initiated.

Update Now button Initiates the update manually.

3. Select the required category for the entry in the Category drop-down menu.

4. Enter the name for the entry in the Title text box.

5. Enter the URL for the entry in the URL text box.

6. Specify the frequency with which the entry is to be updated using the option buttons in the Update Interval area.

7. To update the entry immediately, click on the Update Now button.

8. To discard the entry, click on the Cancel button.

9. To confirm your entries, click on the OK button.

You have made an entry on a tab.

2.4.2 Deleting an entry To delete an entry on one of the tabs, proceed as follows:

1. Click on the Internet Services entry in the navigation tree.

2. Select the entry to be deleted.

3. Click on the Unsubscribe button on the right-hand side of the window.

You have deleted an entry.

Quick search using the task bar

3 Quick search using the task bar

3.1 Overview The quick search function of Nero Search can be accessed in the Windows® task bar. The text box for the search is located to the right of the task bar.

Fig. 8:Nero Search text box

Clicking on the white arrow opens the Nero Search main window (seeNero Search main window).

Clicking on the black triangle to the right of the text box opens the quick search context menu. The following options can be selected:

Menu items

Snooze Indexing 15 Minutes

This interrupts indexing for 15 minutes. This function is particularly useful if you want to use the computing capacity used in indexing for other applications.

Index Status

Opens the Nero Search Index Status window. The number of files already indexed and the current index status are shown here. Indexing can also be stopped completely or just for a predefined period of time (see Nero Search Index Status window).

Index Now Starts indexing the files selected with Nero Scout.

Advanced Search

Opens the Nero Search main window. The main window shows the search results in greater detail than the quick search window. In the main window you can also define search criteria to refine the desktop search (see Nero Search main window).

Show History Shows the last ten search entries.

Options Opens the Nero Scout options (see Enabling and configuring Nero Scout).

Help Opens the online help.


3.2 Nero Search Index Status window The Nero Search Index Status window displays information about the number of files already indexed. Indexing is automatically stopped as soon as you start working on your computer. This happens to offer you the best possible computing performance when using other applications. You can enable and disable indexing manually via the Nero Search Index Status window. You can stop indexing for an unlimited time or simply interrupt it for a particular period of time.

Fig. 9:Nero Search text box

The following buttons are available in the Nero Search Index Status window:

Buttons Index Now Starts indexing the files selected in Nero Scout. Deactivate /

Resume Stops indexing. Clicking on the button again resumes indexing after the period of time selected in the adjacent selection menu.

Close Closes the Nero Search Index Status window.

3.3 Searching the desktop using the quick search function To search for files on your computer using the quick search function, proceed as follows:

1. Click in the Nero Search text box and enter the required search text.

The Nero Search window in which the results are displayed opens while you are entering the search text. The Desktop tab is opened by default. Depending on the media type, the results will already be allocated to the correct category.

Fig. 10:Nero Search window, Desktop tab


The results adapt dynamically to the search text while you are entering it.

2. If you want to open a file, click on it with the left mouse button.

The file opens in the default application for the selected file type.

3. If you want to open further options for the selected search result, move the mouse over it and click with the right mouse button.

The context menu opens.

Menu items Open Opens the selected file in the default application for the file type.

Open With Here you can select the application in which the selected file is to be opened. This option is not available for the Documents category.

Copy Copies the selected file to the clipboard. Properties Opens the Properties window.

4. If you want to define further search criteria to refine the search, click on more.

The Nero Search main window opens (see Performing an advanced desktop search).


3.4 Searching web pages using the quick search function To search for web pages using the quick search function in the task bar, proceed as follows:

1. Click in the Nero Search text box and enter the required search text.

The Nero Search window in which the results are displayed opens while you are entering the search text. The Desktop tab is opened by default.

2. Click on the Web tab.

The results are displayed.

Fig. 11:Nero Search window, Web tab


3. If you want to open a web page, click on it with the left mouse button.

The web page opens in the browser.


The context menu opens.

Menu items Open Opens the selected web page in the browser.

Copy Link Copies the address of the web page to the clipboard.

5. If you want to display all search results, click on more.

The Nero Search main window opens (see Performing a web search).

You have performed a web search using the task bar.

Nero Search main window

4 Nero Search main window The Nero Search main window contains the full functional scope of Nero Search. It comprises the following three tabs:

Desktop search (see Desktop Search tab)

Web search (see Web Search tab)

Saved searches (see Saved Searches tab)

4.1 Desktop Search tab The Desktop Search tab allows you to define advanced search criteria to refine the desktop search. You can save your search settings for use again in the future. The search results are listed in the various categories and can be displayed in various views.

Fig. 12: Nero Search window, Desktop Search tab

You can open or close the Advanced Search and Results areas using the and buttons or by clicking on the area name.


The following display options for the search results are available on the right-hand side in the Results area when you click on the button:

Menu icons Entry

Info View Shows a miniature view of the search results, the title, the time of last modification, and the file type.

Entry Group View

Shows the search results arranged according to the letters of the alphabet. The results under the individual letters can be hidden.

Entry Image View

Shows the search results as miniature views.

Entry List View

Shows the search results in a list. The results can be sorted alphabetically, by the date of last modification, and by the file type (see Microsoft® Windows® Explorer).

Entry Show

Thumbnail

Shows a preview of the highlighted file in the right-hand side of the results display.

The search results are listed in the following categories:

All Results

Audio

Photos

Video

Documents

Others

E-mails You can switch between the categories by clicking on the tabs.

The following buttons are available on the Desktop Search tab:

Buttons Search Starts the highlighted search query.


Save Search Saves the current search query (see Saved Searches tab).

Open Selection Opens all selected files.

4.1.1 Performing a desktop search To search for files on your computer, proceed as follows:

1. Click in the Search Query text box and enter the required search text.


Depending on the media type, the results will already be allocated to the correct category.


2. If you want to open a file, double-click on it with the left mouse button.


You can open a number of search results at the same time by highlighting them with the Shift key pressed and then clicking on the Open Selection button.


The context menu opens. The following menu items are available:

Menu items

Open Opens the selected file in the default application for the file type.

Open With Selects the application in which the selected file is to be opened.

Copy Copies the selected file to the clipboard. Properties Opens the Windows® Properties window.

You have performed a desktop search.

4.1.2 Performing an advanced desktop search The advanced desktop search allows you to define search criteria to refine your search.

To define a new search criterion, proceed as follows:

1. Click on the plus icon in the Advanced Search area.

The input row for the search criteria opens.

Fig. 13:Nero Search window, Advanced Search area

2. Select the required metadata in the Title drop-down menu.

Metadata is data that contains information about other data. Metadata for video files, for example, can contain the following information: title, director, producer, and genre.

3. If you want to further restrict the search for the required metadata, select the required restriction in the adjacent drop-down menu.


The possible restrictions can vary depending on the metadata selected. In the case of title, for example, only contains or does not contain can be selected, while logical operators such as greater than or less than can be selected for bit rate.

4. If you want to define further search criteria, click on the plus icon once more. You can define as many search criteria as you want.

5. To delete search criteria, click on the minus icon for the relevant criterion.

All the defined search criteria are shown summarized in the Search Query text box.

The advanced search criteria can also be entered directly in the Search Query text box. This method is only recommended for advanced users as the exact metadata designations have to be entered.

6. Enter the required search text.

Depending on the media type, the search results will already be allocated to the correct category.


7. If you want to open a found file, double-click on it with the left mouse button.


You can open a number of results at the same time by highlighting them with the Shift key pressed and then clicking on the Open Selection button.



Menu items Open Opens the selected file in the default application for the file type.

Open With Here you can select the application in which the selected file is to be opened.

Copy Copies the selected file to the clipboard. Properties Opens the Properties window.

You have performed an advanced desktop search.

4.2 Web Search tab The Web Search tab shows you all the search results in greater detail than the quick search window. In addition to the hyperlinks found, a short summary of the relevant web page and its Internet address is also shown. You can either display all search results or just those in your language. You can save your search settings for use again in the future.


Fig. 14: Nero Search window, Web Search tab

The Web Results area can be opened or closed with the and buttons or by clicking on the area name.

The following buttons and option buttons are available on the Web Search tab.

Buttons and option buttons Search Starts the highlighted search query.


Save Search Saves the current search query (see Saved Searches tab).

Open Selection Opens the selected web page.

Any language All search results are displayed.

In 'Target Language' Only the search results in your own language are displayed.

4.2.1 Performing a web search To search for web pages using the web search function, proceed as follows:

1. Click in the Search Query text box and enter the required search text.

The results are displayed.



2. If you want to open a found web page, click on it.

The web page opens in the browser.

3. If you want to open further options for the selected search result, use the right mouse button to call up the context menu.


Menu items Open Opens the selected web page in the browser. Copy Copies the address of the web page to the clipboard.

You have performed a web search.


4.3 Saved Searches tab The Saved Searches tab allows you to call up as well as change and delete saved search queries.

Fig. 15: Nero Search window, Saved Searches tab

The results area automatically adapts to the type of search performed.

The Saved Searches and Results/Web Results areas can be opened or closed using the

and buttons or by clicking on the area name.

The Saved Searches area contains the following columns:

Columns

Name

The name of the saved search is displayed here. Also displayed is a suitable icon for the respective search. Desktop searches are indicated by a small monitor and web searches by a small globe with a magnifying glass.

Search String

The search criteria you defined in the Advanced Search area on the Desktop Search tab are displayed here (see Performing an advanced desktop search). Example: TITLE:“The Magic Flute“ COMPOSER: “W. A. Mozart“


The following buttons are available on the Saved Searches tab:

Buttons Delete Deletes the highlighted search (see Deleting a search query).

Edit Edits the highlighted search (see Editing a search query). Search Starts the highlighted search query. Open

Selection Opens the selected search result.

4.3.1 Saving a search query To save a search query, proceed as follows:

1. Perform a desktop search (see Performing a desktop search) or web search (see Performing a web search).

2. Click on the Save Search button.

The view automatically changes to the Saved Searches tab. A new search query is created in the Saved Searches area.

3. Enter the name for the new search query and press the Enter key.

The search query has been saved.

4.3.2 Editing a search query To edit a saved search query, proceed as follows:

1. Select the required search in the Saved Searches area.

2. Click on the Edit button.

The view automatically changes to the correct tab for the type of search.

3. Edit the search query and click on the Save Search button.

The Nero Search dialog box is displayed.

Fig. 16: Nero Search dialog box

4. Click on the Replace button.

You have edited the saved search.


4.3.3 Deleting a search query To delete a saved search query, proceed as follows:

1. Select the required search in the Saved Searches area.

2. Click on the Delete button.

A dialog box in which you are asked to confirm that you want to delete the saved search appears.

3. Click on the Yes button to confirm the deletion.

You have deleted a saved search query.

List of figures

5 List of figures Fig. 1: Nero Scout Options window, General navigation item.........................................................................7 Fig. 2: Nero Scout Options window, Indexing navigation item .......................................................................9 Fig. 3: Nero Scout Options window, Folder navigation item .........................................................................10 Fig. 4:Nero Scout Options window, Files navigation item .............................................................................11 Fig. 8:Nero Search text box.............................................................................................................................16 Fig. 9:Nero Search text box.............................................................................................................................17 Fig. 10:Nero Search window, Desktop tab .....................................................................................................17 Fig. 11:Nero Search window, Web tab............................................................................................................19 Fig. 12: Nero Search window, Desktop Search tab.......................................................................................20 Fig. 13:Nero Search window, Advanced Search area...................................................................................22 Fig. 14: Nero Search window, Web Search tab..............................................................................................24 Fig. 15: Nero Search window, Saved Searches tab ......................................................................................26 Fig. 16: Nero Search dialog box......................................................................................................................27

Index

6 Index A

About Nero Scout 5

About Nero Search 5

B

Buttons

Desktop Search Tab 17, 21

Saved Searches Tab 27

Web Search Tab 24

C

Categories Search Results 21

Contact 32

Conventions of the Manual 5

D

Desktop Search

Refining 22

Search Result Context Menu 22, 23

Search Results Context Menu 18

Displaying Search Results 21

E

Extended Desktopn Search 22

F

Folders

Adding 9

Indexing 7, 9

G

gespeicherte Suchabfragen 26

M

Main Window Nero Search 20

Meta Data 22

N

Nero Desktop Search 8

Nero Scout

Defining General Options 7

Enabling 7

Options 7, 8

O

Opening a Search Result 18

Opening a Web Page 19

Opening Multiple Search Results 22, 23

Opening Multple Search Results 23

Q

Quick Search

Context-Sensitive Menu 16

Desktop 17

Web 19

S

Saved Searches Tab 26

Search Criteria

Defining 22

Deleting 23

Search Query

Changing 27

Deleting 28

Saving 27

Search Query Input Field 23

Simple Desktop Search 21

T

Tab

Desktop Search 20

Web Search 23

Task Bar 16

V

Verlauf anzeigen 16

W

Web Results

Detailed Display 23

Web Search

Search Result Context-sensitive Menu 25

Web Seqarch

Context Menu Search Result 19

Contact

7 Contact

Nero Search is a Nero AG product.

Nero AG Im Stoeckmaedle 18 76307 Karlsbad Germany

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