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Creating an index

Before searching documents you need to create an index. The index contains information on the location and contents of documents. This allows to search documents in a fraction of a second.

To create a new index go to the Index tab and then click the "Create" button.

Dialog Create new index wizard will help you to set up all the settings. On the first page you'll see a short instruction. After reading it, click "Next" button.

Then the wizard will ask you about paths where documents are located. Documents can be located on your local disk, or also on removable disks (like CD and DVD-ROMs, ZIP disks) and in the local network. After selecting paths to the documents click "Next" button.

On the next step, the wizard will ask you about an index name. On the same page you can specify an additional settings. After entering the index name and setting additional parameters, click the "Next" button.

The wizard will show you a final text which confirms the accuracy of your settings. Now click "Ready" button.

All the parameters are set by default for most users. Please leave them unchanged unless you encounter difficulties.

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