[X4U] Using Apple's Find (Command F)

[Robert Ameeti]

At 2:50 PM -0700, 9/1/06, Mark Paul wrote:

>Create a New Smart Folder.
>
>Pick where you want it to search: Computer, Home, or particular folders.
>
>Pick what kind of files you want to see. (All files anywhere on your 
>computer is going to show preferences, cached web images, so you 
>probably want to narrow the types or limit the universe to the 
>folders that contain your work documents.)
>
>Add a search criteria for Last Modified. Set it to today.
>
>On the View area, toggle list view. Click on the Last Modified 
>column to sort by time modified.
>
>There you have it. Or am I missing something?

The reply below had not mentioned to use Smart Folders. I merely 
wanted to Find a file and as I had not need for a Smart Folder but 
just wanted a Find, that is what I used. How odd that Apple should 
cause people to do something beyond a Find when they just want to 
Find something.


>Cheers,
>
>Mark
>
>
>On Sep 1, 2006, at 2:36 PM, Robert Ameeti wrote:
>
>>At 4:52 PM -0400, 9/1/06, John Kiss wrote:
>>
>>>On Sep 1, 2006, at 3:55 PM, Robert Ameeti wrote:
>>>
>>>>How can this easily be done? It used to be so very easy. I don't 
>>>>want them sorted by type of document. I just want them in an easy 
>>>>to use List View sorted by Date (time).
>>>
>>>If you don't want them sorted by type of document, simply go the 
>>>the Finder menu and select View>as List. Then click on the Date 
>>>Modified column header to sort the listing.
>>
>>I know how to view a folder by Date. What I don't know how to do is 
>>to search my drive for all files modified today and sorted by Date. 
>>Am I not reading your reply sufficiently?

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