Using Wildcards

When typing a name into the Name field, you can enter the full name of the object you are searching for, if you know it, or you can use one of the two accepted ‘wildcards’: ‘?’ and ‘*’.

The ‘?’ wildcard substitutes a single character, so if you typed Ent?, the Find tool would search for a four-letter name beginning with Ent.

The ‘*’ wildcard substitutes 0 or more letters, so if you typed Ent*, the Find tool would search for words of any length beginning with Ent.

These wildcards can be useful when you are searching for a range of objects whose names are similar.

To search for objects using the Find tool:

Click or select Data > Find to display the ‘Find’ dialog.
Working down the list of Search Criteria, check the box of each criteria you want to use in your search and specify the object, target or filtering method you require in each case.
Select one of the Search Scope options:

Match all – finds objects that meet all your criteria.

or
Match any – finds objects that match at least one criteria.
Click the OK button.
If the search finds results, they are displayed in the ‘Search Results’ tab of the Output Bar. If no search results are found, the following message is displayed:
"No results found matching the search criteria."
Click the Close button to close the ‘Find’ dialog.