Searching with metadata attributes works in the Spotlight 'window', but not in Finder windows.

I constructed the find based on an example here:

Narrow your search results in Finder on Mac - Apple Support (AZ)

… where it gives one example:

• trip kind:document searches for the word “trip” in documents only.

Granted, that is not exactly the same as:

shop kind:folder

I tried what you said, and it works. I didn't (even) have to hit return; it worked just typing it all in (but it also works when using <return>).

Thanks for that!

In Spotlight (menu bar), I can't press return, because doing so invokes the search immediately. (But as I wrote, it works just typing text as I originally constructed my search, or in the reverse order.

I'm curious why Apple would construct filters differently for Finder windows and Spotlight (menu bar).

Thanks for the "name:shop" tip. I did set the Finder Setting to 'Search the Current Folder' quite some time ago–that setting is very helpful.

Since we're discussing search scope, there is a behavior I find contradictory.

When, for example, in Numbers.app, I do a File > Open, the top dropdown menu lists the current (most recently used by Numbers, I believe) folder, as expected, but when I enter search criteria, "Searching "This Mac"" is shown in the dropdown menu; not my current folder. However, the highlighted tab is set to the most recently opened folder (from Numbers), e.g., "Bob's budget stuff" (which is indeed, my 'current folder'). No results are returned, because the scope is set to that folder; not to "This Mac", as displayed in the dropdown menu:

If I then select the *tab* "This Mac", I get "shop" results returned:

Since "Searching "This Mac"" is displayed in the drop down menu (and is positioned directly left of the search field, to boot), I would expect (but not want) the scope to be "This Mac". This example is not in the Finder app, but I think the search behavior is comes from Finder / search.

My current folder is the active folder in the search row (with folder tabs listed), and in agreement with my Finder preference; that's all good. I do understand that the "Search: This Mac Bob's budget stuff 'row' has a plus sign button where you can select filters, and that can be useful, but the dropdown scope should follow my Finder preference (which is indeed the highlighted, and in scope, folder, on the 'Search' row, IMO.

I reported this to the Apple feedback site.

You are correct about the initial state—I neglected to enter that screenshot, but did so in a reply to my post (I could no longer edit my reply).

I think you're spot on about your assumption about the odd behavior.

"Do not confuse real Finder searches with internal application open panel search behavior."

True, that. Nonetheless, I imagine Apple uses some of the same code libraries(?) in Numbers as are used in Finder—but in any case, the dropdown is not updating, as you mentioned, and thus presenting contradictory 'metaphorical affordances'.

Sorry; I neglected to include the initial search state screenshot after doing a File > Open in Numbers, and could no longer edit my post. Here is that screenshot: