WD: Not All Fonts Appear in Insert Symbol Dialog Box

ID: Q80686

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, versions 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

The Symbol dialog box in Microsoft Word contains a Symbols From list box. The fonts listed in this box are either Decorative family fonts or fonts that have a non-ANSI/OEM character set (for example, Symbol or Zapf Dingbats). Fonts that do not appear in the Symbols From box include ANSI character set fonts (for example, Times Roman and Helvetica).

To access the Symbol dialog box, use the appropriate method for your version of Word.

Word 98 Macintosh Edition

Method 1:

On the Insert menu, click Symbol.

Method 2:

  1. On the Format menu, click Bullets And Numbering.


  2. On the Bulleted tab, click one of the bullet styles, and then click Customize.


  3. Click Bullet.


For more information when all squares show in the Symbols dialog box, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q163306 WD97: Squares Not Symbols in Insert Symbol Dialog Box

Word 6.0 and 7.0

Method 1:

On the Insert menu, click Symbol.

Method 2:

  1. On the Format menu, click Bullets And Numbering.


  2. On the Bulleted tab, click one of the bullet styles, and then click Modify.


  3. Click Bullet.


Word 2.0 for Windows

In Word version 2.0, you can use the InsertSymbol macro, included as part of the Application Note titled "WordBasic Macro Examples for Word for Windows 2.0," to display the special characters for any font listed in the Character dialog box. A dialog box prompts you for a font name prior to displaying the Symbol dialog box of special characters.

This Application Note is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

WD0523.exe
For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services


MORE INFORMATION

If you want to use a font that is not listed, you can type the name of the font in the Symbols From box. The font symbol grid is not updated automatically; after you type the font name, you must either press ENTER or select one of the characters on the symbol grid to display your chosen font.

For example, if you want to choose a symbol or bullet from the Courier font set, type Courier in the Symbols From box and then either press ENTER or select a cell on the symbol grid to view the Courier characters, and then select your symbol or new bullet character from the Courier font set.


REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 153-154, 523.

Additional query words: toolbar tool bar missing 8.0 8.00

Keywords : macword98 winword word6 word7 word95 kbFont
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a,98; WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,2.0a-CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo


Last Reviewed: September 21, 1999
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