How do I specify an * (asterisk) as a search expression?

* is used as a wildcard for Excel and other MS tools and I need to
subsistitute an '*' for 'a' on a spredsheet.

TIA,
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Prefix it with a tilde ~

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Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
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"W Barbosa" wrote in message
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How do I specify an * (asterisk) as a search expression?

* is used as a wildcard for Excel and other MS tools and I need to
subsistitute an '*' for 'a' on a spredsheet.

TIA,
--
Where I am:

East Zone - São Paulo - SP - Brazil - South America - Earth Planet - Solar
System - Milky Way

Use ~* as search argument

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel

"W Barbosa" wrote in message ...
| How do I specify an * (asterisk) as a search expression?
|
| * is used as a wildcard for Excel and other MS tools and I need to
| subsistitute an '*' for 'a' on a spredsheet.
|
| TIA,
| --
| Where I am:
|
| East Zone - São Paulo - SP - Brazil - South America - Earth Planet - Solar
| System - Milky Way

Precede the * by a tilde in your search expression: ~*
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David Biddulph

"W Barbosa" wrote in message
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How do I specify an * (asterisk) as a search expression?

* is used as a wildcard for Excel and other MS tools and I need to
subsistitute an '*' for 'a' on a spredsheet.

Thanks for everyone for the answers! :-)

I just can't believe I couldn't find it in help...
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"W Barbosa" escreveu:

How do I specify an * (asterisk) as a search expression?

* is used as a wildcard for Excel and other MS tools and I need to
subsistitute an '*' for 'a' on a spredsheet.

TIA,
--
Where I am:

East Zone - São Paulo - SP - Brazil - South America - Earth Planet - Solar
System - Milky Way