When it's file names I wish to find and not file content, I like to command tab to Finder and press command f.
1. I type what I'm looking for, 2, optionally tab over to the check boxes which say contents, file name, reverse their settings by pressing space on both of them, 3, then, shift tab back to the list of findings. You can omit step 2, but you will get file names and hits where the file contains your search string. I was rather happy to discover how this works. Regards, js On Aug 28, 2010, at 2:11 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: > Does anybody know if there is a data sheet containing syntax usage under > Spotlight? What I want to do specifically is fine-tune some of my searches. > For example, I have a folder somewhere on my Mac called "Journal," and I also > have many, many files containing this word. Is there a way to tell Spotlight > that when searching for the word "Journal," I don't want every instance of > the word but only filenames or folders containing that word? > > Thank you, > > Mike > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
