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You need to add a ~ before the asterisk, like on the attached image.<br />
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jppinto<br />
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You need to add a ~ before the asterisk, like on the attached image.

jppinto
Capture.JPG [https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2011/03_w13/437025/Capture.JPG]

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in the &quot;find what:&quot; &nbsp;type &nbsp; ~* &nbsp; that will replace all asterisks 
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in the "find what:"  type   ~*   that will replace all asterisks

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Awesome, worked like a charm. &nbsp;Thanks zorvek
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Awesome, worked like a charm.  Thanks zorvek

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I have an excel spreadsheet that I need to edit, specifically removing Asterisks that are in text paragraphs. &nbsp;If I do a find and replace for a * I think it's thinking that means everything in any cell. &nbsp;How do I actually tell it to just search for the actual symbol and delete just that? &nbsp;<br />
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Thanks.
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I have an excel spreadsheet that I need to edit, specifically removing Asterisks that are in text paragraphs.  If I do a find and replace for a * I think it's thinking that means everything in any cell.  How do I actually tell it to just search for the actual symbol and delete just that?  

Thanks.

Find and replace a * in Excel 2010

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