Having selected Use in the Find and Replace window, choose Wildcards. The following set of expressions unlocks:
Expression | Syntax | Description |
Zero or more of any character | * |
Matches zero or more occurrences of the preceding expression, making all possible matches. |
Any single character | ? |
Matches any single character except a line break. |
Any single digit | # |
Matches any single digit. For example, 8# matches numbers that include 8 followed by another number, such as 81, but not 18. |
Any one character in the set | [] |
Matches any one of the characters within the []. |
Any one character not in the set | [! ] |
Matches any character that is not specified in the set. |
Escape Special Character | \ |
Matches the character that follows the backslash as a literal. This allows you to find the characters used in regular expression notation, such as { and ^. |