ANSI Characters 0 through 31 Do Not Display in WinWord

 Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q78003
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) allows you to create characters by typing their ANSI codes. ANSI characters are characters that do not appear on a standard American keyboard. Microsoft Word for Windows versions does not display an ANSI code for decimal numbers 0-31 and Word does not display an error message if you type a decimal number ranging from 0-31. The ANSI character set includes the decimal numbers 33-255 in Word for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

To create the ANSI characters in Word for Windows, follow the steps below:

  1. From the Format menu, select Character. In the Font box, select Symbol.

  2. Turn on NUM LOCK.

  3. Hold Down the ALT key.

  4. Type "0" (without the quotation marks) followed by the decimal number that represents the ANSI Character you want to include. You must use the numbers on the numeric keypad rather than the numbers across the top of your keyboard.

  5. After you type the code, release the ALT key. Word inserts the character represented by the code into your document. For example, to create a bullet character you type ALT+0183.

Note: ANSI character number 32 is a space. If you insert this character as shown above, it produces a single space. You can verify this (in version 1.x) by selecting Preferences from the View menu, and selecting Spaces or Show All. In versions 2.x and 6.0, choose Options from the Tool menu, choose View from the Category list, and select Spaces or Show All.

For more information, query on the following words: 

   ANSI and characters and

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference," version 1.x, pages 427-428

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 153-155

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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