Types of Excel Wildcards
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Asterisk (
*):- Matches zero or more characters.
- Example:
Ap*matches any text starting with "Ap."
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Question Mark (
?):- Matches exactly one character.
- Example:
T?mmatches "Tim" or "Tom," but not "Tammy."
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Tilde (
~):- Escapes wildcards.
- Example:
File~*matches the literal text "File*," not "Files." - Example:
"File~*"matches "File*" but not "File123" or "FileABC."