Re: finding specific sequence of wildcard characters

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Another trick that's sometimes helpful:

Search two or more asterisks and hide them.
Find what: [\*]{2,}
Replace with: ^& ((+Format>Font>Hidden))

Then set your display to not show hidden text (Tools>Options>View).

Only single asterisks should now be visible, and if you do any Find or Replace, it'll ignore the hidden asterisks.

When you're done, you can unhide the multiple asterisks again (either with another Find/Replace, or by selecting everything and unchecking Format>Font>Hidden).

Regards,
Klaus

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