Find.MatchWildcards property (Word)
True if the text to find contains wildcards. Read/write Boolean.
Syntax
expression. MatchWildcards
expression An expression that returns a 'Find' object.
Remarks
The MatchWildcards property corresponds to the Use wildcards check box in the Find and Replace dialog box (Edit menu).
Use the Text property of the Find object or use the FindText argument with the Execute method to specify the text to be located in a document.
Example
This example finds and selects the next three-letter word that begins with "s" and ends with "t."
With Selection.Find
.ClearFormatting
.Text = "s?t"
.MatchAllWordForms = False
.MatchSoundsLike = False
.MatchFuzzy = False
.MatchWildcards = True
.Execute Format:=False, Forward:=True
End With
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