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J

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i was wondering if there's a way to replace the astris character ( * ) in the
built in find/replace tool in excel. anyone know how? for some reason excel
replaces every full cell instead of just the *'s. thanks

CLR

replace *
 
You're very welcome.........and thanks for the feedback.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

"J" wrote:

PERFECT! thank you so much! you saved me many hours of tedium


"CLR" wrote:

Use the tilde character (~) before the star in the Edit Replace
procedure..........

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3



"J" wrote:

i was wondering if there's a way to replace the astris character ( * ) in the
built in find/replace tool in excel. anyone know how? for some reason excel
replaces every full cell instead of just the *'s. thanks


CLR

replace *
 
Use the tilde character (~) before the star in the Edit Replace
procedure..........

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3



"J" wrote:

i was wondering if there's a way to replace the astris character ( * ) in the
built in find/replace tool in excel. anyone know how? for some reason excel
replaces every full cell instead of just the *'s. thanks



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