fixed asterisk formatting errors

Author: davidchesnut

docs/general-development/how-to-create-external-content-types-for-sql-server-in-sharepoint.md

@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ You can create several different types of filters. For each filter that you crea
 
 
 
-    A Wildcard filter limits what items are returned based on a user-entered string value (such as State Contains "New") and is converted to an SQL LIKE clause. Valid SQL Server wildcard characters are * (asterisk) which means match any number of characters and _ (underscore) which means match one and only one character. 
+    A Wildcard filter limits what items are returned based on a user-entered string value (such as State Contains "New") and is converted to an SQL LIKE clause. Valid SQL Server wildcard characters are \* (asterisk) which means match any number of characters and \_ (underscore) which means match one and only one character. 
 
 
 
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ You can create several different types of filters. For each filter that you crea
 5. Click **OK**.
 
 
-6.  Under **Properties**, next to **Default Value**, enter the initial value that you want to filter by, if the user does not enter a value. If you do not enter a value, the external list does not display any items. It's a good idea to enter an * (asterisk) as the default.
+6.  Under **Properties**, next to **Default Value**, enter the initial value that you want to filter by, if the user does not enter a value. If you do not enter a value, the external list does not display any items. It's a good idea to enter an \* (asterisk) as the default.
 
 
 

docs/general-development/workflow-initiation-and-configuration-properties.md

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Following is a list of association properties that are set by default for both *
 
 
 > **Important:**
-> Properties marked with an asterisk (*) are not defined in the Workflow APIs, so to access them simply use their string values. 
+> Properties marked with an asterisk (\*) are not defined in the Workflow APIs, so to access them simply use their string values. 
   
 
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ In the case of **list** workflows, there are four additional association propert
 
 
 > **Important:**
-> Properties marked with an asterisk (*) are not defined in the Workflow APIs, so to access them simply use their string values. 
+> Properties marked with an asterisk (\*) are not defined in the Workflow APIs, so to access them simply use their string values.