Wildcards
A wildcard lets you substitute a single character for one or more other characters when searching for text strings. The most common wildcard characters are the question mark (?)—which represents a single character—and the asterisk (*)—which represents any combination of characters.
To use wildcards in the Find
Wildcard Examples |
Result |
---|---|
s*t |
Finds "secret," "select," accessibility," and so on |
stand* |
Finds "stand," "standing," standard," "stand-in," "outstanding," and so on |
gloss?.doc |
Finds "glossy.doc," but not "glossary.doc" |
For more information about wildcards, see the following: