Using Wild Cards in the Quick Search Field

The following wild cards are allowed in the Quick Search field:

To replace	Use	Examples
multiple characters in a search text string	the asterisk * or percent % character	`.DGN` - would search for all documents in the current folder that have the file extension DGN `overview.` - would search for all documents in the current folder whose name before the dot (.) is OVERVIEW regardless of file type (for example, overview.doc, overview.dgn, overview.pdf) `plan` - would search for all documents and folders whose name begins with PLAN (for example, Plans, plan.pdf, plant.dgn). `ference` - would search for all documents and folders whose name ends with FERENCE (for example, reference, interference).
individual characters, or a blank space, in a search text string.	the underscore _ or asterisk * or percent % or character	To search for files named either clash.dgn or crash.dgn, any of these searches would work: `c_ash.dgn` `cash.dgn` `c%ash.dgn` To search for a folder with a space in the name (for example 'Reference Files'), any of these searches would work: `reference_files` `referencefiles` `reference%files`

To replace

Use

Examples

multiple characters in a search text string

the asterisk * or percent % character

*.DGN - would search for all documents in the current folder that have the file extension DGN

overview.* - would search for all documents in the current folder whose name before the dot (.) is OVERVIEW regardless of file type (for example, overview.doc, overview.dgn, overview.pdf)

plan* - would search for all documents and folders whose name begins with PLAN (for example, Plans, plan.pdf, plant.dgn).

*ference - would search for all documents and folders whose name ends with FERENCE (for example, reference, interference).

individual characters, or a blank space, in a search text string.

the underscore _ or asterisk * or percent % or character

To search for files named either clash.dgn or crash.dgn, any of these searches would work:

c_ash.dgn
c*ash.dgn
c%ash.dgn

To search for a folder with a space in the name (for example 'Reference Files'), any of these searches would work:

reference_files
reference*files
reference%files