If you open a Finder window and type into the search box there's an option for searching only the file name and then you can click the + button to add more selective criteria.
It can be saved as a smart folder if you use the same query frequently. Stephen On 31 Mar 2011, at 19:45, Ranulph Glanville wrote: > I may be being a very naive searcher, but I do find the search function very > inadequate. Looking for a particular file, I seem, generally, only able to > use one criterion. If I find all the files with some property (eg word in > file name) that appears to match it, whereas I'd like to look for files with > that name and with certain contents. I also find that if I give a title, I > get files with each word of the title, rather than the string. I expect I'm > being very simple about this, but I'd love to be able to search more > effectively. > > I know I can open a search window and that helps with documents. But inside > mail, or using spotlight, I find I'm often searching for a needle in a > haystack. > > I'm sure someone will be able to point me in the right direction, which is, > no doubt, somewhere obvious! > > Thanks, Ranulph "We're all in transition - those in Transition Initiatives know it, the rest don't" - Naresh Giangrande, Transition Network -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB.
