When you type wildcard characters into the criteria row of the QBE grid, Access adds the word “Like” before them when you exit the criteria cell. So, typing “N?D” finds words like “Need” and “Nerd,” for example.Ī picture showing how to use wildcard characters within query criteria in Access. So using a criteria like “N?D” would only find three letter “N…D” words like “Ned” and “Nod.” You can type as many question marks as needed to fill-in the required unknown characters. The question mark represents one unknown character. For example, the criteria “N*” would find all “N” words like “Nebraska,” “Ned,” “Not,” “Never Ever,” etc. The asterisk represents multiple unknown characters. The asterisk “*” and the question mark “?” are the two main wildcard characters in Access you need to know. Wildcard characters in Access represent unknown values. Wildcard characters in Access add flexibility to query criteria. This video is from our complete Access tutorial, titled “ Mastering Access Made Easy v.2019 and 365.” Overview of Wildcard Characters in Access This video lesson, titled “ Using Wildcard Characters in Queries,” shows how to use wildcard characters in Access query criteria. QuickBooks Desktop (PC/Windows) 2022-2015.Mac OS Ventura-Mojave Keyboard Shortcuts.
