No symbol option

[R_Wade]

I'm using Word 2003, and I don't have the Symbol option under Insert. What do
I do to make that option available?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

You probably accidentally removed it (Ctrl+Alt+Dash activates a Remove Menu
feature so that the next item you click is removed; people often
accidentally do this when searching for a dash variation... then
accidentally remove the very next command they click on).

To restore it, choose Tools - Customize - Toolbars tab. In the list of
Toolbars:, click on the one named Menu Bar so that it is selected. Then
click on Reset.

 

[R_Wade]

Thanks! That did it.
RW

You probably accidentally removed it (Ctrl+Alt+Dash activates a Remove Menu
feature so that the next item you click is removed; people often
accidentally do this when searching for a dash variation... then
accidentally remove the very next command they click on).

To restore it, choose Tools - Customize - Toolbars tab. In the list of
Toolbars:, click on the one named Menu Bar so that it is selected. Then
click on Reset.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Reset can be dangerous if your toolbars/menus are customized. It is
preferable to add the command back as described at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/RestoreMenuCmd.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

You're right, of course. But, when this kind of issue comes up, I usually
assume that the user has not deliberately customized... otherwise, they
would probably already be familiar with how to get the lost item back.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I expect you're right, though I find that the "lost symbol" issue is a
special case because even fairly sophisticate users usually have no clue how
it happened. They use a shortcut to (they think) insert a symbol, and bam!
the menu item is gone (see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/LostSymbol.htm).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA