need more math operators in Word symbols tool

[S. David]

We are now missing some math operators in XP that were available in the
symbols menu of earlier versions of Word. The three dots in a triangle for
"Therefore" and the other division symbol (the horizontal line with a dot
above & below) are two examples.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

They're still there. The division symbol (which has a mysterious way of
being invisible) is glyph 00F7 (or 247 if you have the display set to
ASCII). The "therefore" symbol (equally elusive) is character 92 in the
Symbol font. I don't know why these characters are so hard to see even when
you're staring right at them, but I have found that it is true.

Note that in Word 2003 (and I think Word 2002 as well), you can drag the
Symbol dialog larger if you like, or even maximize it by double-clicking the
title bar. This may actually make it harder to find things (since it
displays more characters at once), but it saves a lot of scrolling.

We are now missing some math operators in XP that were available in the
symbols menu of earlier versions of Word. The three dots in a triangle for
"Therefore" and the other division symbol (the horizontal line with a dot
above & below) are two examples.

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[Keith Howell]

I've never used it but I understand there is a utility called the Private
Character Editor which you can get at by Start\Run\eudcedit.exe If there are
any symbols that are now genuinely missing I suppose a do it yourself kit
goes some way to getting round the problem