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But first...what's a wildcard? When searching in DocuWare you may not always know the exact spelling of what you're searching for or you may want a broader set of results. This is where using a wildcard - either an asterisk or a question mark - comes in very useful. - **Asterisk (\*) represents any number of characters** Example - searching a company: mark\* will return results like "Marks Spencer" \* mark will return results like "Benchmark" \*mark\* will return both Where you position the asterisk determines the results in this fashion. - **Question mark (?) represents a single character** Example: Sm?th finds Smith, Smyth – but not  Smooth. You can use the asterisk and question mark anywhere within a search term and even combine them. Both give you a very powerful way of finding documents when you are unclear of the exact term you need. Now about those dates... Date fields are amongst the most common used in searching DocuWare. But typing out a date - especially with DocuWare's annoying habit of trying to predict the date you are after - is a pain. So instead do this: - **x for today’s date** Just type x – DocuWare automatically inserts today's date. - **+ and - to move forward or back a day** Use + to jump to the next day or - to go back a day. 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