Advanced Wildcards
The asterisk (*) isn't the only wildcard you can use in Microsoft Word to strategically search your text for specific words. The asterisk will search for a string of characters between two letter, but typing a question mark will search for only one letter. For example, if you type b?t, Word will find "bat", "bet," "bit," "bot," and "but." It won't find "boot" or "boat." To find words that begin with a string of letters, type (xxxxx), where xxxxx is the string of letters you choose. Conversely, you can search for words that end with a string of letters by typing (xxxxx). If you bracket letters between other letters, Word 2003 will search for words that have the bracketed letters. For example, typing w[io]n finds "win" and "won." For more precise searching you can combine wildcards. For example, (pre)*(ed) finds words such as "presented" and "prevented." David Ferrin Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like "Will Rogers" For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
