How to search for a question mark character "?"

I understand that Quicken uses the ? character as a wildcard. How does one search for the literal question mark character, or "?" in a memo? Tried enclosing it in double or single quotes, but doesn't work for me. Is there a specific syntax to have Quicken not treat the search character as a wildcard?

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  • Rocket J Squirrel
    Rocket J Squirrel SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Try quoting the question mark with a backslash. Search for \?

    Quicken user since version 2 for DOS, now using QWin Biz & Personal Subscription (US) on Win10 Pro.

  • Chris_QPW
    Chris_QPW Member ✭✭✭✭
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    Where are you doing the search?
    Most likely Quicken isn't consistent about this.
    I tried in the Global search at the top right of Quicken and \? works there.
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  • Rocket J Squirrel
    Rocket J Squirrel SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Try quoting the question mark with a backslash. Search for \?

    Quicken user since version 2 for DOS, now using QWin Biz & Personal Subscription (US) on Win10 Pro.

  • Wes@
    Wes@ Member ✭✭
    Thanks, but it didn't work for me.
    Tried \?, "\?", '\?', \"?", and \'?'.
    Also /?, "/?", '/?', /"?", and /'?'. No luck.
  • Chris_QPW
    Chris_QPW Member ✭✭✭✭
    Answer ✓
    Where are you doing the search?
    Most likely Quicken isn't consistent about this.
    I tried in the Global search at the top right of Quicken and \? works there.
    Signature:
    This is my website: http://www.quicknperlwiz.com/
  • Wes@
    Wes@ Member ✭✭
    Ahhh, my bad. I had tried forward slash in the global search box, but then moved to an in-account search box for all the other combinations. \? works in the global search box. Thanks for deducing my error and thanks to Rocket J Squirrel for the initial correct answer!
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