Creating Special and Foreign Characters in Word for Windows

ID: Q78160

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

You can create special and foreign characters in Microsoft Word for Windows version 2.0 using the Insert Symbol command. Each font displays its own set of characters. To change the font, select a new font from the Symbol From box in the Symbol dialog box.

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Word for Windows 2.0

To create special or foreign characters in Word for Windows version 2.0, use one of the following methods:

From the Insert menu, choose Symbol. Select the symbol you want to use, and choose the OK button.

Hold down the ALT key while you type zero and the ANSI decimal character number on the numeric keypad (with NUM LOCK on).

From the Format menu, choose Character. In the Character dialog box, choose the Symbol font, and choose the OK button. Type the symbol.

Word for Windows 1.x

To create special or foreign characters in Word for Windows version 1.0, 1.1, or 1.1a, choose one of the following methods:

Hold down the ALT key while you type zero and the ANSI decimal number on the numeric keypad (with NUM LOCK on).

From the Format menu, choose Character. In the Character dialog box, choose the Symbol font, and choose the OK button. Type the symbol.

For a keyboard layout of the symbols you can type using the Symbol font, see the KEYCAPS.DOC file provided with Word for Windows 1.x.

For additional information on printing symbols, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

and symbol

Reference(s):

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference," 1.x, pages 10, 35, 353, 427-429

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

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Version : WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a,2.0,2.0a,2.0a-CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c
Platform : WINDOWS
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