Can no longer instert symbol in text box

[Rutabaga]

Greetings,

I was able to insert a simple bullet (via Insert > Symbol) inside text boxes
on my spreadsheet--I'd done it numerous times. Thinking I would be smart, I
customized a toolbar to include the Symbol option so I could select it
directly, rather than through the Insert menu. However, now when I'm inside
a text box, the Symbol option shows as gray, both on the toolbar and from the
Insert menu. I've totally screwed up my ability to insert symbols in text
boxes now. Any idea what I did wrong?

Thanks, as always...

 

[Rutabaga]

Uh...well, I'm OK now. I can now enter a bullet via unicode, whereas before
I could not. Also, the unicode number listed for some of the symbols in the
Symbol menu yield symbols bearing no resemblance to what is selected. But no
matter; I can now enter bullets easily enough. Thanks...