Finding linked images

Hi,
I'm using InDesign CS 5.5 and I want to quickly find where my linked images are located in order to be able to easily replace them with another one.
To do this, I use the links palette menu and the "lock-symbol". When doing so, the Search Window opens and InDesign automatically takes me to the folder where the image is saved.
However, in InDesign CS4 InDesign used to take me automatically to the linked image, whereas now it only takes me to the folder in which the image is saved and I have to scroll through it to find the linked image.
Does anyone know how to get this same function in CS 5?

hauer-heinrich wrote:
Hi Peter,
thanks for your answer, I´m just not sure what open button do you mean?
Once you've said Relink, a regular file open dialog opens for you to choose the file to relink. If you just click the Open button in that dialog it chooses the filename of the link you selected in ID, if it is present.

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I collect information from various sources, some of which are Micorsoft Word documents with graphics, and I rarely have access to the separate graphic files. I have MS Word 2002 SP3.
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