If the filter keywords mentioned above are not enough for you, there are more advanced filter that you can access by clicking on the Options icon and selecting the Show Search Criteria option. Used before your search term, these keywords filter your content with great accuracy. For example, in the search box of any open Finder window, you can use keywords such as kind:, to:, date:, from: and more.
Using Keywords for SearchesĪ lot of Mac users don’t know that Finder windows support keywords to define the target of searches. This time, let’s take a look at how to use the powerful filters that the Finder supports.
We already showed you in the previous post how you can set the Finder to search only within the currently open window. This time, we’ll take a look at more advanced file searching tips that will allow you to harness the real power of your Mac’s searching capabilities through filters and the many ways in which they can be used. Just a few days ago, we reviewed some very useful basic tips for improving file searching on your Mac using the Finder.