Obtain new symbols

[Guest]

When you click on insert->symbol it brings up a bunch of symbols and
characters you can use. Is there a way to add new symbols or change existing
ones? I am looking for a superscripted 4, and a superscripted -1. I know
you can use the superscript button, but I really need a symbol similar to º ¹
² and ³.

I would also like to be able to create my own. Is this possible?

 

[Anne Troy]

Try Insert-->Object and choose equation editor. See:
http://www.officearticles.com/misc/symbols_and_characters_in_microsoft_office.htm
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Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

 

[Guest]

I am not really looking for a work around. I appreciate your help, but I
really just want to know about symbols. Are they set in stone? Can you
change/replace any of them? Can you get new ones? Stuff like that.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

Just so you realize, Alt + 0176 is a degree sign, Alt + 0186 is a
superscript zero.

The symbols are cast in stone in as much as they are part of a font. You
could create your own font. Google for font making programs and see what you
can do.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Actually Alt+0186 is a superscripted o (lowercase O), used for masculine
ordinals in Spanish. The superscript zero is found in the Superscripts and
Subscripts character set.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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all may benefit.

Just so you realize, Alt + 0176 is a degree sign, Alt + 0186 is a
superscript zero.

The symbols are cast in stone in as much as they are part of a font. You
could create your own font. Google for font making programs and see what you
can do.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

When you click on insert->symbol it brings up a bunch of symbols and
characters you can use. Is there a way to add new symbols or change
existing
ones? I am looking for a superscripted 4, and a superscripted -1. I know
you can use the superscript button, but I really need a symbol similar to
º ¹
² and ³.

I would also like to be able to create my own. Is this possible?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Superscripts and Subscripts will be found in the thus-named character subset
of any Unicode font. Some fonts have more than others. You may need to go
all the way to Arial Unicode MS for what you need. Its character set also
includes superscripted and subscripted +, -, and = signs, as well as
parentheses.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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all may benefit.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

Cool - I don't speak or read Spanish so I didn't know that.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Actually Alt+0186 is a superscripted o (lowercase O), used for masculine
ordinals in Spanish. The superscript zero is found in the Superscripts and
Subscripts character set.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Just so you realize, Alt + 0176 is a degree sign, Alt + 0186 is a
superscript zero.

The symbols are cast in stone in as much as they are part of a font. You
could create your own font. Google for font making programs and see what you
can do.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

When you click on insert->symbol it brings up a bunch of symbols and
characters you can use. Is there a way to add new symbols or change
existing
ones? I am looking for a superscripted 4, and a superscripted -1. I know
you can use the superscript button, but I really need a symbol similar to
º ¹
² and ³.

I would also like to be able to create my own. Is this possible?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

When you look at these characters in Word's Insert Symbol dialog, the
description of the character appears when you select it. Some of the
descriptions are truncated, unfortunately, but they can be looked up at the
Unicode site.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Cool - I don't speak or read Spanish so I didn't know that.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Actually Alt+0186 is a superscripted o (lowercase O), used for masculine
ordinals in Spanish. The superscript zero is found in the Superscripts and
Subscripts character set.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Just so you realize, Alt + 0176 is a degree sign, Alt + 0186 is a
superscript zero.

The symbols are cast in stone in as much as they are part of a font. You
could create your own font. Google for font making programs and see

what
you

can do.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



When you click on insert->symbol it brings up a bunch of symbols and
characters you can use. Is there a way to add new symbols or change
existing
ones? I am looking for a superscripted 4, and a superscripted -1. I know
you can use the superscript button, but I really need a symbol

similar
to

º ¹
² and ³.

I would also like to be able to create my own. Is this possible?

 

[Guest]

Thank You so much this is exactly what I needed to know. I found some, but
they were kind of wierd fonts. Palatino Linotype was the closest I could
get. I use Times New Roman for almost everything I do. This would be worth
it to me to change over to this.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

I tend to use the character map.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

When you look at these characters in Word's Insert Symbol dialog, the
description of the character appears when you select it. Some of the
descriptions are truncated, unfortunately, but they can be looked up at
the
Unicode site.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Cool - I don't speak or read Spanish so I didn't know that.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Actually Alt+0186 is a superscripted o (lowercase O), used for
masculine
ordinals in Spanish. The superscript zero is found in the Superscripts and
Subscripts character set.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Just so you realize, Alt + 0176 is a degree sign, Alt + 0186 is a
superscript zero.

The symbols are cast in stone in as much as they are part of a font. You
could create your own font. Google for font making programs and see what
you
can do.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



When you click on insert->symbol it brings up a bunch of symbols and
characters you can use. Is there a way to add new symbols or change
existing
ones? I am looking for a superscripted 4, and a superscripted -1.
I
know
you can use the superscript button, but I really need a symbol similar
to
º ¹
² and ³.

I would also like to be able to create my own. Is this possible?