Problem inserting delta symbol into Excel

[johnmclaughlin48]

Dear Group,

Hello. I recently posted a question related to the issue of
putting a mu (µ) symbol into MS Excel charts. Someone kindly
suggested using the Alt-numeric code (alt-0181) to place this symbol
into the spreadsheet cell which then showed up nicely in the chart.
However, when I try to do this same operation using alt+ NumPad 68
(susposed to give the delta symbol), all I get is a capital D. What
gives? Why does one symbol work and not the other? I even
downloaded the program QuickKeys from SourceForge.net and this still
did not solve the problem. Any ideas??

Thank you.

John

 

[Guest]

John: Did you try alt+0394 to represent the delta symbol? I've used that
successfully in the past.
Jack

 

[Jon Peltier]

Alt-0068 produces delta, if you're using the Symbol font. In a regular font,
Alt-0068 produced D (Alt-0065 is A, etc.). I don't see delta in any of the
three regular fonts I just checked
(http://peltiertech.com/Excel/tricks.html#ascii).

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


Dear Group,

Hello. I recently posted a question related to the issue of
putting a mu (µ) symbol into MS Excel charts. Someone kindly
suggested using the Alt-numeric code (alt-0181) to place this symbol
into the spreadsheet cell which then showed up nicely in the chart.
However, when I try to do this same operation using alt+ NumPad 68
(susposed to give the delta symbol), all I get is a capital D. What
gives? Why does one symbol work and not the other? I even
downloaded the program QuickKeys from SourceForge.net and this still
did not solve the problem. Any ideas??

Thank you.

John

 

[John Mc]

John:  Did you try alt+0394 to represent the delta symbol?  I've used that
successfully in the past.
Jack








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Dear Jack, Hello. Thanks for the suggestion. However, on my
computer (Windows Vista running MS Office 2007) the alt 0394 produces
the following character: Å . Take care, John

 

[John Mc]

Dear Group, Thank you for your responses. I could not find a way to
use the Delta Symbol in Excel. The Delta symbol appeared in the
spreadsheet cell showed up as a captial "D" in the chart. I found if
I left it blank and imported it into PowerPoint, I could create a text
box with a Delta Symbol and insert this into the empty space in the
chart. There is probably an easier way to do this but.....

Thanks again.

 

[Jon Peltier]

Axis tick labels only support definition of a font format (font name, size,
bold, italic, color, etc.) for the entire label. In a textbox, data label,
axis title, or chart title, you can format individual characters, but only
if the text element is not linked to a cell.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


Dear Group, Thank you for your responses. I could not find a way to
use the Delta Symbol in Excel. The Delta symbol appeared in the
spreadsheet cell showed up as a captial "D" in the chart. I found if
I left it blank and imported it into PowerPoint, I could create a text
box with a Delta Symbol and insert this into the empty space in the
chart. There is probably an easier way to do this but.....

Thanks again.