Saved search for kind = "PowerPoint Document" doesn't work from sidebar

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Saved search for kind = "PowerPoint Document" doesn't work from sidebar

Steps:

Finder
Type ppt in search bar and then choose kinds "PowerPoint Document"
Results display just fine
Click "Save" from under the search box and give search a name (leave "Add to sidebar" checked)
Click on new saved search in the sidebar
Window opens with nothing displayed

I'm running Catalina on multiple macs. The same thing happens on multiple macs.

I am able to save other searches to the sidebar and they work just fine. I can even save a search for name = "ppt", but this brings back more results than I am interested in.

Thanks to the community in advance for any insights on this issue!

Posted on Sep 16, 2020 12:45 PM

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Answer 1

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Barney-15E

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Sep 16, 2020 1:16 PM in response to tlindeman-mac-lover-forever

Select the saved search and use the Gear menu to Show Search Criteria.

Change it from Kind is Other to Kind is Presentation. Save it.

You can also leave it as Other and change "Document" to "Presentation". That would allow you to find just Powerpoint presentations as opposed to both PowerPoint and Keynote (or any other "presentations").

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Answer 2

a brody

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Sep 16, 2020 1:14 PM in response to tlindeman-mac-lover-forever

pptx is the newer version of Powerpoint. You may need to use Spotlight to reindex your drive.

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Answer 3

Sep 16, 2020 1:21 PM in response to Barney-15E

This worked. I had to create a new search. After I started typing text, the gear permitted showing search criteria. I changed the search to "presentation" then I eliminated the search text. After saving to sidebar, the search still works fine.

Thank you Barney-15E!

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Saved search for kind = "PowerPoint Document" doesn't work from sidebar

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