Word Symbol Insertion

[pennyc2000]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel

I know how to set a keystroke to insert a symbol but I can't find what section the command symbol is stored in under Word?

 

[Clive Huggan]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel

I know how to set a keystroke to insert a symbol but I can't find what section
the command symbol is stored in under Word?

In Word 2004, it's accessible via Insert menu => Symbol => Symbols => Font:
Wingdings => 4th row down, 7th character in (Wingdings character 122
(Unicode character 61562).

You can allocate a shortcut key in that pane, but if you use it infrequently
you might find it easier to remember an AutoCorrect abbreviation: select
that Command symbol in your Word document and via Tools menu => AutoCorrect
creat an AutoCorrect item -- e.g. "cmdsbl" -- which will be substituted with
the character as soon as you hit the spacebar etc after it.

I expect Word 2008 is similar. If not, someone will correct me!

For some further ideas on this feature of Word, see the article "AutoCorrect
-- a great time-saver" starting on page 84 of some notes on the way I use
Word for the Mac, titled "Bend Word to Your Will", which are available as a
free download from the Word MVPs' website
(http://word.mvps.org/Mac/Bend/BendWordToYourWill.html).

[Note: "Bend Word to your will" is designed to be used electronically and
most subjects are self-contained dictionary-style entries. If you decide to
read more widely than the item I've referred to, it's important to read the
front end of the document -- especially pages 3 and 5 -- so you can select
some Word settings that will allow you to use the document effectively.]

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the Americas and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
====================================================

 

[CyberTaz]

In addition to Clive's information, you might want to investigate the OS X
Character Map. It gives you access to every glyph in every Font you have as
well as a number of other features for finding the ones you need and being
able to establish a collection of Favorites... Especially helpful since as
Clive surmised, 2008 has no more to offer than 2004 through the Insert>
Symbol dialog.

Of course once you locate a glyph you need to use frequently you can still
add it in Word as an AutoCorrect entry following Clive's guide.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel

I know how to set a keystroke to insert a symbol but I can't find what
section
the command symbol is stored in under Word?

In Word 2004, it's accessible via Insert menu => Symbol => Symbols => Font:
Wingdings => 4th row down, 7th character in (Wingdings character 122
(Unicode character 61562).

You can allocate a shortcut key in that pane, but if you use it infrequently
you might find it easier to remember an AutoCorrect abbreviation: select
that Command symbol in your Word document and via Tools menu => AutoCorrect
creat an AutoCorrect item -- e.g. "cmdsbl" -- which will be substituted with
the character as soon as you hit the spacebar etc after it.

I expect Word 2008 is similar. If not, someone will correct me!

For some further ideas on this feature of Word, see the article "AutoCorrect
-- a great time-saver" starting on page 84 of some notes on the way I use
Word for the Mac, titled "Bend Word to Your Will", which are available as a
free download from the Word MVPs' website
(http://word.mvps.org/Mac/Bend/BendWordToYourWill.html).

[Note: "Bend Word to your will" is designed to be used electronically and
most subjects are self-contained dictionary-style entries. If you decide to
read more widely than the item I've referred to, it's important to read the
front end of the document -- especially pages 3 and 5 -- so you can select
some Word settings that will allow you to use the document effectively.]

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the Americas and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
====================================================