Selecting photos by smart preview status, changed metadata, etc

I want to be able to select photos inside Lightroom based upon criteria which the program tracks but does not let you select on, for instance pictures without smart previews, pictures that have had their metadata changed externally, etc.  The system knows which pictures these are but doesn't let you view them as a set or act upon them as a set ( building smart previews, as far as I know requires manual selection in an updated catalog or universal operation, you can't select just those without smart previews).  Since the system keeps track of the status, it would be nice if you could select that status to view or act upon them as a set.  If anyone knows how to do this, I would appreciate it.
David

You need to look at Smart Collections. Both of those examples are available in the smart collection criteria.

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