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    Substitute formula - i want to replace cell containing special characters "??????*"

    Hi,
    I am looking for a solution. i have a cell containing special characters "???????*" . How to use subsitute column to replace it with blank cell. i need this as vlookup don't work with special characters.

    I used this formula =SUBSTITUTE(G3,"?",""). But, this is just replacing only "?". I also wanted to replace "*" using the same formula.

    Please help in resolving the issue. I am beginner and learning excel

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    Karthik

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    Re: Substitute formula - i want to replace cell containing special characters "??????*"

    =substitute(substitute(g3,"*",""),"?","")
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    Re: Substitute formula - i want to replace cell containing special characters "??????*"

    Hey,
    Thank you very much. It worked well. You are Gem

    Regards,
    Karthik S

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    Re: Substitute formula - i want to replace cell containing special characters "??????*"

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