= Excel Search Queries =

[[Excel|Microsoft Excel]] uses a custom format for search queries.

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== Wildcards ==

Excel supports the following wildcard patterns for queries.

||'''Pattern''' ||'''Meaning'''               ||'''Example'''                               ||
||`?`           ||Any single character        ||`sm?th` matches `smith` and `smyth`         ||
||`*`           ||Any number of any character ||`*east` matches `Northeast` and `Southeast` ||



=== Escaping Literals ===

To use a literal question mark (`?`), asterisk (`*`), or tilde (`~`) in a query, escape using a single tilde (`~`). `Hello~?` matches `Hello?`.



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