/text/swriter/guide/search_regexp.xhp wildcards, see regular expressions searching; with wildcards regular expressions;searching examples for regular expressions mw deleted "wildcards;" and inserted wildcards crossreferenceUsing Wildcards in Text Searches You can use wildcards when you find and replace text in a document. For example, "s.n" finds "sun" and "son". Choose Edit - Find & Replace. Click More Options to expand the dialog. Select the Regular expressions check box. In the Search for box, type the search term and the wildcard(s) that you want to use in your search. Click Find or Find All. Regular Expression Examples The wildcard for a single character is a period (.). The wildcard for zero or more occurrences of the previous character is an asterisk. For example: "123*" finds "12" "123", and "1233". The wildcard combination to search for zero or more occurrences of any character is a period and asterisk (.*). The wildcard for the end of a paragraph is a dollar sign ($). The wildcard character combination for the start of a paragraph is a caret and a period (^.). You can only search for regular expressions within the same paragraph. That is, you cannot search for one term in a paragraph and a different term in the next paragraph.

List of Wildcards