Quick finder search by file name

NW65 +SP6 (soon to be SP7)
I'm sure this has been asked before, with the latest version.
I would like to search mainly images, although pdf's also,
Can the latest version search by file name and maybe exif info of an image?...the EXIF is not vital but search images by file name would be cool.
Or some kind of addon to do so.
Many thanks!
Nigel

Nlewis,
> Can the latest version search by file name and maybe exif info of an
> image?...the EXIF is not vital but search images by file name would be
> cool.
>
Not exif, but you can search by file name. That has always been
possible.
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