Create SavedSearch Criteria Using OR not AND

Question

I'd like to create a savedSearch in Finder that looks for recent Documents AND pdf's. If I create a rule such as:

Kind is Document
Kind is PDF

it will look for things that are Documents AND pdfs. How do I set it to look for Documents OR pdfs?

Answer 1

Yes, you can:

1. Select Finder. Create a Smart Folder using the key combination Option+Command+N
2. Click the + icon. Kind is any is the default search rule. Leave it for now.
3. Most important step: Hold down the Option key. You will see the + icon change to …
4. Simply click the … icon to add conditional criteria. Use the default, "Any : of the following are true”
5. Specify the criteria using two rules: Kind is Document and Kind is PDF
6. Now, delete first search rule made in Step 2. Here is a screenshot of the result:

As you can see, “any of the following..” functions as “or” (versus “all of the following..” which functions as “and”)

Answer 2

Since PDF is also a Document those can not be separated with a "or".

If you want to search only for pure Documents (non PDF) , the use the serch box and select what kind of document you are after

If you want to search for PDF (that are also Documents use that.