<p> Excel Comparison Operators and Wildcard Characters</p><p>6 Standard Comparison Operators Signs/symbols that are used in comparison criteria to compare values. Operator Meaning Example</p><p>= Equal to Difficulty=Moderate</p><p>> Greater than Length>5</p><p>< Less than ElevLow<5000</p><p>>= Greater than or equal to ElevHigh<=5500</p><p><= Less than or equal to Length<=10</p><p><> (or !=) Not equal to TrailGroup<>Lakeview</p><p>6 Custom Filter Operators (text only)</p><p>• begins with • does not end with • does not begin with • contains • ends with • does not contain</p><p>Wildcard characters Wildcard characters represent one or more unspecified characters and are used only in comparing text, not for numeric comparisons. Use To find</p><p>? Any single character in the same position as the question (question mark) mark. (i.e. ?an finds "can" and "man")</p><p>* Any number of characters in the same position as the asterisk (asterisk) (i.e. *an finds "can" and "trashcan")</p><p>~ Precedes ?, *, or ~ to make them usable (i.e. *~* finds (tilde) everything asterisked.</p>