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How do I add international characters in symbols in Word?
(1) Primarily writing in English, I want to use a few words, such as names,
that require international characters, such as an umlaut, for example. At this time, for instance, I want to use a Danish character the name of which I do not recall. Yet when I try Insert/Symbol, all I can select are wingdings. How can I find or add international characters? (2) [Another problem I'm having is that though I have English (US) selected for the language of use, for some reason, my spellcheck checks using English (UK). How did that happen and how can I reset it for English (US).] |
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How do I add international characters in symbols in Word?
1. In the Insert | Symbol dialog box, choose a different font in the
"Font" box. If you choose "(normal text)," you will see the characters available in the font currently applied to text. 2. See http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/LangFmt.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "4accuracy" wrote in message ... (1) Primarily writing in English, I want to use a few words, such as names, that require international characters, such as an umlaut, for example. At this time, for instance, I want to use a Danish character the name of which I do not recall. Yet when I try Insert/Symbol, all I can select are wingdings. How can I find or add international characters? (2) [Another problem I'm having is that though I have English (US) selected for the language of use, for some reason, my spellcheck checks using English (UK). How did that happen and how can I reset it for English (US).] |
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How do I add international characters in symbols in Word?
For (1), see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm. Note
that, to get symbols in the font you're using (as opposed to Symbol or Wingdings), you must select "(normal text)" in the dialog (it's usually selected by default). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "4accuracy" wrote in message ... (1) Primarily writing in English, I want to use a few words, such as names, that require international characters, such as an umlaut, for example. At this time, for instance, I want to use a Danish character the name of which I do not recall. Yet when I try Insert/Symbol, all I can select are wingdings. How can I find or add international characters? (2) [Another problem I'm having is that though I have English (US) selected for the language of use, for some reason, my spellcheck checks using English (UK). How did that happen and how can I reset it for English (US).] |
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