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Word 2003 - Symbols Option Not Available
Hi guys!
Does anyone know how to add the Symbols option under the Insert menu. I have a couple of PC's with Word 2003 running and they all have this option bar one. Its very strange as I have repaired and totally reinstalled with all options and add-ins and it still wont appear. Please save this computers life by coming up with an answer. Many thanks in advance. Andy |
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See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...oreMenuCmd.htm
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Andy wrote: Hi guys! Does anyone know how to add the Symbols option under the Insert menu. I have a couple of PC's with Word 2003 running and they all have this option bar one. Its very strange as I have repaired and totally reinstalled with all options and add-ins and it still wont appear. Please save this computers life by coming up with an answer. Many thanks in advance. Andy |
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Graham has told you how to get it back. Now let me tell you how you lost it.
1. You wanted to insert an em dash. The keyboard shortcut for that is Alt+Ctrl+Num- (that is, the minus key on the numeric keypad). 2. Instead, you pressed Alt+Ctrl+Hyphen, which is the shortcut for ToolsCustomizeRemoveMenuShortcut. 3. You didn't notice that the mouse pointer had changed to a big minus sign, but you didn't get an em dash and thought nothing had happened. 4. So you thought you'd insert the em dash from the Symbol dialog and clicked on Symbol on the Insert menu. 5. What you didn't realize is that the function of ToolsCustomizeRemoveMenuShortcut is to remove any menu item you click on. This is handy for removing unneeded files from the Work menu or deleted files from the MRU list at the bottom of the file menu (or any other unwanted menu item) but disastrous if you're trying to actually *use* a menu command. If this ever happens to you again, be aware that you can dismiss the command with ESC. -- 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. "Andy" wrote in message ... Hi guys! Does anyone know how to add the Symbols option under the Insert menu. I have a couple of PC's with Word 2003 running and they all have this option bar one. Its very strange as I have repaired and totally reinstalled with all options and add-ins and it still wont appear. Please save this computers life by coming up with an answer. Many thanks in advance. Andy |
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