Do you have NumLock engaged? For other methods, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Guitarman" wrote in message
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I used to be able to place special characters in a Word 2002 document, by
simply holding down the ALT key, while typing various numbers on the
numeric
key pad. This no longer works. What got changed? And, how may I get it
to
work again?