Speciail symbols in Word

[torsa]

A friend of mine wrote a paper on mathematical logic containing some special
symbols. But even though we both use Word 2003, these symbols look different
on his and my PC. The code is the same, but for instance symbol code 212,
unicode 61652, gives Trade Mark (a raised TM) on my machine, and a special
kind of identity symbol on his. Why are the codes not unique, and how do I
choose the right "interpretation"?

 

[Peter Jamieson]

Are you saving as .doc?

With the document open and the symbol selected, have a look at the font name
displayed in the formatting toolbar (on both your machine and your friend's
machine). If they are different, that may lead to the explanation. If they
are the same, open Tools|Options|Compatibility|Font substiution... and see
if Word is substituting any fonts on your PC or your firend's

If Word is substituting a font that supports the Unicode character set with
one that does not (e.g. fonts such as Wingdings do not) you might get
something like this.

If you are saving as .htm, have a look at the Encoding and Fonts tabs under
Tools|Options|General|Web Options...

 

[torsa]

Thank you very much! There was indeed a missing font, and after I downloaded
and installed this special font, the symbols looked as intended.

torsa