First, what's the problem ?

With disks getting larger and storage use habits relaxing, it is not unusual for computer users to accumulate on their computer thousands of files and documents of every description.  Add to this the thousands of  files stored offline or on corporate networks and it quickly becomes impossible to find a file when it's needed.  This is not only frustrating, but it can lead to a significant loss in productivity if important information cannot be found, or if misplaced documents have to be recreated.

Solutions to this problem range from just better disk organization and improved personal work habits to companies attempting to implement fully-featured, Document Management Systems.  However, these are extreme approaches that don't always work very well.  Employees still appreciate the freedom to manage their own personal domains, and many react negatively when faced with strict database check-in check-out rules.

DocuQuest solution . . .

Simplified Document Management DocuQuest acts like a database in that it does provide features that let you get control over your documents.  You simply create DocuQuest entities called libraries that organize and collect together related files - whether on your local computer, across your network, or on removable storage devices.  More importantly DocuQuest accomplishes all of this without the need to copy or move any of your files.  In addition, DocuQuest enforces any rules and permissions that have been established for sharing files.

Full-Text Indexing is at the heart of DocuQuest DocuQuest creates and manages full-text indexes for all its libraries.  Its indexing technology is unique in the industry, extremely fast, scalable, and easy to use.  DocuQuest indexes can be created manually, or can be configured to automatically synchronize with changes, deletions or additions to a library's document collection.

Powerful search capabilities DocuQuest provides for simple word or phrase searches or for complex searches using the logical operators (AND, OR, or NOT) and the Proximity operator.  DocuQuest supports upper or lower case searches and also supports partial word searches which are useful for eliminating the common morphological prefixes and suffixes found with many words.  To further assist searchers DocuQuest provides a Refine search mode which greatly eases the task of narrowing a search.

A host of viewing options The results of a DocuQuest search are first presented as a File view ranking each file versus the other selected files on the basis of the search hits in the files, and showing optionally the file name, the path to the file, and other file parameters.  This view is customizable allowing the inclusion or deletion of certain fields from the view.  An optional output is a column showing the file's  hits; i.e., every sentence in the file that contains the search criteria.  Once found, the documents can be viewed and worked with in a variety of ways:

• Seamless integration with a host of Office Systems
  For documents produced by Microsoft's Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Corel's Word Perfect, or PDF files processed by Adobe's Reader or Acrobat systems, DocuQuest shares the screen with the appropriate application and brings up the program directly.  It then opens the selected document and positions to the search criteria.  The DocuQuest toolbar buttons can then be used to find other occurrences of the search criteria, switch to another of the found documents, or enter a new search.
  
• A built-in Word Processor DocuQuest provides a built-in Word Processor for many different kinds of plain text files (TXT, XML, HTML, ASCII, program code files, etc.)  Plain text files generally have no formatting, but the DocuQuest Word Processor supports plain text and formatting similar to Microsoft's WordPad. Moreover, DocuQuest highlights all search terms and provides toolbar controls to navigate the document.
  
• Launch in the application associated with the document For many document types the most appropriate viewer is the application that was used to create the document.  If possible DocuQuest chooses one of the above viewers, but if necessary it defaults to the application program set for the Windows extension type.

Extremely easy to use DocuQuest was designed to be easy to use.  Built-in Tips and a comprehensive Help system makes it easy to learn and apply.  And, its intuitive, task-based design makes it easier than ever for you to find information on your computer.