SYMBOL Field Font Switches \f, \s, and \h in Word for Windows

 Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q78385
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word for Windows there are three switches that you can use in the SYMBOL field to affect the font, point size, and line spacing of the resulting symbol character.

MORE INFORMATION

Available Switches

\s The \s switch indicates the font size. If the \s switch is not 

    included in the field, the field result is formatted with the
    point size of the character formatting applied to the SYMBOL
    field.
\f The \f switch indicates the font. If the \f switch is not included 
    in the field, the field result is formatted with the font of the
    character formatting applied to the SYMBOL field.
\h The \h switch tells Word not to adjust the line spacing. With 
    this switch, a 24-point bullet character does not force the
    entire line to be spaced for this character. If the \h switch is
    not included in the field, the spacing of the entire line adjusts
    to account for the size of the bullet character.
If you insert a bullet by choosing Symbol from the Insert menu and selecting the bullet character from the Symbol font set, the SYMBOL field displays as {SYMBOL 183 \f "Symbol"} (where 183 is the ANSI code for the bullet character).

When you insert a bullet by using the Bulleted List button on the tool bar or by choosing Bullets and Numbering from the Tools menu, the SYMBOL field displays as follows: 

   {SYMBOL 183 \f "Symbol" \s 10 \h}
For more information on the SYMBOL field, search for "Symbol field" using the Help menu.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 153-155, 521-528

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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