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I am trying to make a "null sign" in Word and cannot figure out how to do it?
I am familiar with inserting symbols but cannot seem to find that particular
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What does a "null" sign look like?

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I am trying to make a "null sign" in Word and cannot figure out how to do it?
I am familiar with inserting symbols but cannot seem to find that particular
symbol.

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By definition a "null sign" does not exist.

There is a symbol which looks like ...

N
U
L

... which is U+2400 (press and hold Alt while you type 9216 - or in recent
versions of Word type 2400 and press Alt+X)

--
Enjoy,
Tony

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What does a "null" sign look like?

Simon Jones

"Ed G" wrote:

I am trying to make a "null sign" in Word and cannot figure out how to do
it?
I am familiar with inserting symbols but cannot seem to find that
particular
symbol.


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Hi Tony,

The NUL character is from a completely different field,
telecommunications (along with characters such as ACK and BEL).

While a "null symbol" may not literally exist, there is a symbol for
the mathematical concept of a "null set" or "empty set". It's in the
Arial Unicode MS font as character 2205. And, contrary to Ed G's
statement earlier, it is not a zero with a vertical slash, it's a
circle with a diagonal slash.

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On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:42:12 +0100, "Tony Jollans" My forename at my
surname dot com wrote:

By definition a "null sign" does not exist.

There is a symbol which looks like ...

N
U
L

... which is U+2400 (press and hold Alt while you type 9216 - or in recent
versions of Word type 2400 and press Alt+X)

--
Enjoy,
Tony

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What does a "null" sign look like?

Simon Jones

"Ed G" wrote:

I am trying to make a "null sign" in Word and cannot figure out how to do
it?
I am familiar with inserting symbols but cannot seem to find that
particular
symbol.

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Hi Jay,

I didn't think of the empty set symbol which is easily got with the Equation
editor (in 2007 anyway).

I seem to have some sort of problem with the group as I don't see Ed G's
reply with that statement ... but ... if I search for messages from Ed G it
comes up so now I'm sure you've found the symbol he's after. I don't have
time to investigate right now.

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Enjoy,
Tony

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Hi Tony,

The NUL character is from a completely different field,
telecommunications (along with characters such as ACK and BEL).

While a "null symbol" may not literally exist, there is a symbol for
the mathematical concept of a "null set" or "empty set". It's in the
Arial Unicode MS font as character 2205. And, contrary to Ed G's
statement earlier, it is not a zero with a vertical slash, it's a
circle with a diagonal slash.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:42:12 +0100, "Tony Jollans" My forename at my
surname dot com wrote:

By definition a "null sign" does not exist.

There is a symbol which looks like ...

N
U
L

... which is U+2400 (press and hold Alt while you type 9216 - or in
recent
versions of Word type 2400 and press Alt+X)

--
Enjoy,
Tony

"Simon Jones [MSDL]" schreef in
bericht ...
What does a "null" sign look like?

Simon Jones

"Ed G" wrote:

I am trying to make a "null sign" in Word and cannot figure out how to
do
it?
I am familiar with inserting symbols but cannot seem to find that
particular
symbol.




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  1. Place your cursor where you want to insert the symbol.
  2. Click on the Insert tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
  3. Click on the Symbol button in the Symbols section of the ribbon.
  4. Select More Symbols at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
  5. In the Symbol dialog box, select Unicode (hex) in the From drop-down menu.
  6. In the Character code field, type "2205" (without the quotes).
  7. The null sign symbol should appear in the Symbol box. Click on it to select it.
  8. Click on the Insert button to insert the symbol into your document.

Alternatively, you can also use the keyboard shortcut "Alt+2205" (hold down the Alt key and type "2205" on the numeric keypad) to insert the null sign symbol.
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