Where can you find shortcut codes for symbols like a dash?

[Tarragon]

I have used 2192 +AltX to enter an arrow but I don't know where I got it. No
shortcut of this kind is given for any arrow symbol in Insert - Symbol. Can
anyone tell me where to find easy codes for symbols such as a left or right
arrow?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The Wingdings 3 font is entirely arrows, but you would not get a character
from that font with 2192, Alt+X. For that you need to set Insert | Symbol to
"(normal text)" and scroll down to 2192, which in the Arrows character
subset.

 

[StevenM]

To: Tarragon,

What you're using is a character from the Unicode character set. Hex number
2192 (it is not base 10!) is an arrow pointing to the right. For similar
characters, do a Google search for "Unicode 2192".

In order to use Unicode, you need a font which is Unicode capable (not all
of them are).

Suzanne's suggestion of using Wingdings 3 is easy to implement, but it does
involve using another font (which in itself is no great concern). But using
the Unicode symbol allows one to use just one font in one's text, and if you
decide to switch between one Unicode font to another, the Symbol will then
make its change with the new font selected.

Steven Craig Miller

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Note that I didn't suggest using Wingdings 3, since the arrow in question is
available in "(normal text)," that is, in Times New Roman, Arial, etc.

 

[PamC via OfficeKB.com]

If you don't find an arrow that you want in normal text --which I think shows
the characters for either whatever font the cursor is on or the default font
for the document-- you can also choose from Cambria Math or Arial Unicode.
Both are free from MS and are Unicode fonts that you may have to be install.
But both have many arrows. Cambria Math comes with Office 2007 and in the
Compatibility Pack.

When you click on a character in the Symbols dialog, the shortcut shows up
in at the bottom center of the dialog. I'm stopping short of telling the
whole shortcut story, but I hope you have the info you need.

PamC

 

[StevenM]

To: Suzanne S. Barnhill,

I have been correctly chastised and have taken to heart your admonishment. I
am truly sorry for misconstruing the intent of your remark and will endeavor
in the future to never repeat my mistake.

Steven Craig Miller

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You're forgiven. <g>

I have a tendency to answer in sort of stream-of-consciousness fashion, and
Wingdings 3 came to mind before I completely processed the fact that the OP
was using a character from the normal Unicode character set, so Wingdings
was what came out first. Sorry.