More useful, though, is to save a search as a Template, which will then appear in HoudahSpot’s Templates menu. One option is to save the search as a document file, which will open in HoudahSpot when double-clicked in the Finder. Once a search is created, HoudahSpot makes it simple to save and use the search again later. Using these sections together, you can build some truly complex searches. The Limit section is used to limit the matches found by HoudahSpot based on date created, date modified, or date opened for example, the 1000 Most Recently Opened items or the 50 Least Recently Modified items. Exclude lets you list directories to exclude from the search for example, you could specify your home folder as the Where, but then exclude anything in Movies. The Where section lets you specify on which files and folders your search will be performed you can choose from pre-defined values in a pop-up menu or pick your own location using the Other option. The What section is used to build your query, and works much the same as using a Spotlight search in the Finder. The left side of the HoudahSpot window shows four different input areas-What, Where, Exclude, and Limit. The other thing I like about HoudahSpot 2 is that it provides easy access to the full power of the Spotlight engine. This is more flexibility than the Finder has ever offered, and it can be very useful when running searches on some of the less-mainstream Spotlight operators. So, for example, if you search for images with an Exposure Time greater than one second, you can add Exposure Time as a column in the results list and sort on that field. Choose More Columns from that same contextual menu, and you can add any Spotlight search field as a column.
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