Thank you. I'd missed the + button the last 10 years! Is there any way of doing an enriched search in mail? Or perhaps there's an application?
Ranulph On 1 Apr 2011, at 15:55, Stephen Watson wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
