Spotlight searches

[fangpyre]

If you have upgraded to Leopard, then you can refine Spotlight searches.
You can do this either thru the Spotlight window and adding search criteria as you need them.
Or you can type in commands in the spotlight search bar.

I have attached a PDF to show how to use it to its fullest.
But here are a few highlights:

- Use quotes:
"Fangpyre rules" will show files that have that exact phrase.
Without the quote marks, it will show any document that contains the words but not the phrase.
"Apple Mac" produces:
Apple Mac
notice how it will doesn't return Mac Apple

- And (also +)
returns searches that contain both terms
Mac + Apple produces:
Mac Apple
Apple Mac

- Or
returns results from either word, not necessarily both will be in the result.
Mac OR Apple produces:
Mac
Apple
Apple Mac
Mac Apple

- Not (also -)
returns the first phrase without the second being in the result.
Apple -Mac produces:
Apple

- modified:3/7/08-3/10/08.
Finds all documents modified between March 7 and March 10.
You can also type created:=6/1/08 to find all the files you created on June 1, 2008.
Type modified:<=3/9/08 to find all documents you edited on or before March 9, 2008.

- Limit by kind
to find all photos, type kind:image.
Here’s the complete list of kinds. Remember to precede each keyword type with
kind and a colon.

A program app, application, applications
Someone in your address book contact, contacts
A folder folder, folders
A message in Mail email, emails, mail message, mail messages
An iCal appointment event, events
An iCal task to do, to dos, todo, todos
A graphic image, images
A movie movie, movies
A music file music, audio
A PDF file pdf, pdfs
A Safari bookmark bookmark, bookmarks
A font font, fonts
A presentation (PowerPoint, etc.) presentation, presentations


You can combine these codes with the text you’re seeking, too. For example, if
you’re pretty sure you had a photo called “Naked Mole-Rat,” you could cut
directly to it by typing mole kind:images or kind:images mole. (The order doesn’t
matter.)

[Magnus]

Originally Posted by fangpyre

For example, if
you’re pretty sure you had a photo called “Naked Mole-Rat,” you could cut
directly to it by typing mole kind:images or kind:images mole. (The order doesn’t
matter.)

If you do, I'd have to worry about you

[fangpyre]

lol.
I am laughing so hard after your remark.
Thanks.

But the real picture of a Naked Mole Rat is more gross (maybe even scary) than naughty.

[Magnus]

Yuck, be careful before clicking on that link, folks.