Why this result?

[terrypin]

walk index gives 58 hits, starting with these:

Backup of Walk Index.xlk
Walk Index - Copy.xlsm
Walk Index - CopyOK-20160901-0800.xlsm
Walk Index - CopyOK-20160901-0800.xlsm
Walk Index - UK to 3Mar2016.xls
Walk Index - UK to 3Mar2016.xls
Walk Index - UK to 3Mar2016.xls
Walk Index 20160831.xlsm
Walk Index 20160831.xlsm
Walk Index 20160831.xlsm.lnk
Walk Index 20160831.xlsm.lnk
Walk Index 20160901-0830.xlsm
Walk Index Foreign (Draft).xls
Walk Index Foreign (Draft).xls
Walk Index Foreign (Draft).xls
Walk Index still bad.xlsm.lnk
Walk Index UK + Stats.xls
.
etc

But walk index* gives none! Same with *walk index*.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[void]

With "Match whole filename when using wildcards" enabled, walk index* means walk AND start with index.
With "Match whole filename when using wildcards" enabled, *walk index* means end with walk AND start with index.

Please try disabling "Match whole filename when using wildcards" from Tools -> Options -> Search.

[terrypin]

Thanks. Forgot about the interpretation of Space.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK