# Ignoring & (ampersand) in searches **URL:** \ **Category:** Technical Support\ **Created:** [January 29, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/ignoring-ampersand-in-searches/569 "2020-01-29T17:47:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AMTrad](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.xbench.net/amtrad/32/190_2.png) [@AMTrad](https://forum.xbench.net/u/AMTrad)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/ignoring-ampersand-in-searches/569/1 "2020-01-29T17:47:30Z")
I often need to search translation memories containing UI strings. Sometimes UI strings use the ampersand (&) character to denote a keyboard shortcut. Is there a way to tell Xbench to ignore such characters? E.g. find ‘E&dit’ when I search for ‘Edit’. ---
**Author:** ![omartin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.xbench.net/omartin/32/82_2.png) [@omartin](https://forum.xbench.net/u/omartin)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/ignoring-ampersand-in-searches/569/2 "2020-01-30T08:03:50Z")
Hi Alessandra, To remove the ampersand character from loading as a keyboard shortcut, press F2 to open the **Project Properties** window. Then, select or add the translation memory to the project. At the **Glossary Properties** , select **Remove Shortcuts (&)** at the **Mnemonic Processing** drop-down list. Regards, Oscar. ![image001.png](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/xbench/original/1X/4cf669d52615b53932b434a15ece81f653d2bcd0.png) ---
**Author:** ![AMTrad](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.xbench.net/amtrad/32/190_2.png) [@AMTrad](https://forum.xbench.net/u/AMTrad)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/ignoring-ampersand-in-searches/569/3 "2020-01-30T08:49:39Z")
I knew there must be a way, thanks Oscar!