Trouble entering special unicode characters

[Steve Conover]

I've tried to enter the Verdana character for 1/8 (Alt+215B), but
I keep getting the error signal. This has not happened before,
and I don't know what changed. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Steve


Delete the ZZZ.
It keeps spam
off the server.

 

[Eric Lawrence [MSFT]]

Where are you trying to insert the character? Have you tried copying it
using charmap?

If you enter ALT+8539 (using the keypad), the 1/8 symbol is correctly
inserted.


--
Thanks,

Eric Lawrence
Program Manager
Assistance and Worldwide Services

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Steve Conover]

I'm trying to insert it (1/8) into a PowerPoint text block, but I
keep getting the error beep when I hit the plus key. (BTW, 1/4,
1/2, and 3/4 work just fine.)

I can copy it from charmap, but it was easier when I could use
the keyboard combo. (Also tried it in Word, but that doesn't
work any more, either.)

Steve

Where are you trying to insert the character? Have you tried copying it
using charmap?

If you enter ALT+8539 (using the keypad), the 1/8 symbol is correctly
inserted.

Delete the ZZZ.
It keeps spam
off the server.

 

[Eric Lawrence [MSFT]]

Please don't hit plus.

While holding down the left-ALT key, type 8 then 5 then 3 then 9 on the
keypad. Then, release ALT.

--
Thanks,

Eric Lawrence
Program Manager
Assistance and Worldwide Services

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Steve Conover]

(Sorry for the delay; Comcast changed news servers on me, and it
took two days to sort out the problem & fix.)

When I do what you describe below, the result is the left square
bracket -> [ . When I hold down Alt, the plus key gives me the
default beep.

None of this used to happen. I could hold down Alt, then press
+215B, and the result would be the character for 1/8. (Also,
FWIW, in the Lucida Sans Unicode font, I could get the characters
for spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs respectively with
Alt+2660, Alt+2665, Alt+2666, Alt+2663. Those don't work any
more, either.

Steve

Please don't hit plus.

While holding down the left-ALT key, type 8 then 5 then 3 then 9 on the
keypad. Then, release ALT.

Delete the ZZZ.
It keeps spam
off the server.

 

[Mike Williams [MVP]]

(Sorry for the delay; Comcast changed news servers on me, and it
took two days to sort out the problem & fix.)

When I do what you describe below, the result is the left square
bracket -> [ . When I hold down Alt, the plus key gives me the
default beep.

None of this used to happen. I could hold down Alt, then press
+215B, and the result would be the character for 1/8. (Also,
FWIW, in the Lucida Sans Unicode font, I could get the characters
for spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs respectively with
Alt+2660, Alt+2665, Alt+2666, Alt+2663. Those don't work any
more, either.

Try toggling the Numlock key.

 

[Steve Conover]

I toggled Numlock; same result (default beep).

Steve

(Sorry for the delay; Comcast changed news servers on me, and it
took two days to sort out the problem & fix.)

When I do what you describe below, the result is the left square
bracket -> [ . When I hold down Alt, the plus key gives me the
default beep.

None of this used to happen. I could hold down Alt, then press
+215B, and the result would be the character for 1/8. (Also,
FWIW, in the Lucida Sans Unicode font, I could get the characters
for spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs respectively with
Alt+2660, Alt+2665, Alt+2666, Alt+2663. Those don't work any
more, either.

Try toggling the Numlock key.

Delete the ZZZ.
It keeps spam
off the server.

 

[Eric Lawrence [MSFT]]

If you can't do this directly, probably the easiest thing is to create an
Autocorrect rule which converts the sequence 1/8 into the character you'd
like. You can do this using the Tools | AutoCorrect Options menu.

In the Replace box, type 1/8
In the With box, either paste the character, or try typing ALT 8539

--
Thanks,

Eric Lawrence
Program Manager
Assistance and Worldwide Services

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

I toggled Numlock; same result (default beep).

Steve

(Sorry for the delay; Comcast changed news servers on me, and it
took two days to sort out the problem & fix.)

When I do what you describe below, the result is the left square
bracket -> [ . When I hold down Alt, the plus key gives me the
default beep.

None of this used to happen. I could hold down Alt, then press
+215B, and the result would be the character for 1/8. (Also,
FWIW, in the Lucida Sans Unicode font, I could get the characters
for spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs respectively with
Alt+2660, Alt+2665, Alt+2666, Alt+2663. Those don't work any
more, either.

Try toggling the Numlock key.

Delete the ZZZ.
It keeps spam
off the server.

 

[Beth Melton]

Hi Steve,

Not to ask the obvious but are you using the 10-key pad and are you
using a standard keyboard?

--
Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

 

[Steve Conover]

Yes, using both.

The only thing that's changed recently is a few VBA macros I
recorded, but I thought I'd been careful not to displace any
keyboard shortcuts. I'll check them for bad behavior.

Steve

Hi Steve,

Not to ask the obvious but are you using the 10-key pad and are you
using a standard keyboard?

Delete the ZZZ.
It keeps spam
off the server.