hi
@Sarah.M,
to find files, Windows itself isn't as fast or flexible as Everything
Download Everything -- free
https://voidtools.com/
Everything is amazing ... and free. The first time you use it, it builds an index, and that takes a little time -- after that, it's extrmemly fast!
I can usually find a file faster with Everything than I can navigating to where it is when I know the exact location. , If you are looking for an Excel file with 'data' in the name, you can type:
xls data
and it will find XLSX, XLSM, and any file with 'xls' in the name as well as 'data' in the name
There are lots of ways it can find what you're looking for. Here are additional things you can specify with Everything:
Command Line Options
https://www.voidtools.com/support/everything/command_line_options/