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How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.
I cannot find the slanted symbols for feet and inches in Word (MS Office
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Answer: How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.
Instructions for inserting symbols for feet and inches in Microsoft Word:
[list=1][*]Open your Word document and place your cursor where you want to insert the symbol.[*]Click on the Insert tab in the top menu bar.[*]Click on the Symbol button in the Symbols section of the ribbon.[*]In the drop-down menu, select More Symbols.[*]In the Symbol dialog box, select Arial Unicode MS as the font.[*]Scroll down until you find the symbols for feet and inches (they should be towards the bottom of the list).[*]Click on the symbol you want to insert and then click the Insert button.[*]The symbol will be inserted into your document at the cursor's location. Alternatively, you can use keyboard shortcuts to insert the symbols. For the symbol for feet, press Ctrl + ' (apostrophe) and then f. For the symbol for inches, press Ctrl + ' (apostrophe) and then i.
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How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.
They are 2 keys past the L key.
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "llorcas" wrote in message ... I cannot find the slanted symbols for feet and inches in Word (MS Office 2003). How do I create them? |
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How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.
Try Insert - Symbol. Set the Font: to Symbol. I see a serviceable mark for
feet in Character code 162, and for inches in 178. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "llorcas" wrote in message ... I cannot find the slanted symbols for feet and inches in Word (MS Office 2003). How do I create them? |
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How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.
But, those aren't slanted. Not a math geek, eh, JoAnn? ;-)
-- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message news They are 2 keys past the L key. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "llorcas" wrote in message ... I cannot find the slanted symbols for feet and inches in Word (MS Office 2003). How do I create them? |
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How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.
Thanks, Herb, but when I insert symbol 0162 I get Ţ. With 0178, I get Ÿ. I'm
using MS Word (MS Office 2003) on Windows XP. Does that make a difference? "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Try Insert - Symbol. Set the Font: to Symbol. I see a serviceable mark for feet in Character code 162, and for inches in 178. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "llorcas" wrote in message ... I cannot find the slanted symbols for feet and inches in Word (MS Office 2003). How do I create them? |
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How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.
I get the correct characters when I insert them using the Symbol dialog box,
but not when using the direct characters by number. In the Symbol dialog, do you see the correct symbols in those positions when Symbol font is selected? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "llorcas" wrote in message ... Thanks, Herb, but when I insert symbol 0162 I get Ţ. With 0178, I get Ÿ. I'm using MS Word (MS Office 2003) on Windows XP. Does that make a difference? "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Try Insert - Symbol. Set the Font: to Symbol. I see a serviceable mark for feet in Character code 162, and for inches in 178. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "llorcas" wrote in message ... I cannot find the slanted symbols for feet and inches in Word (MS Office 2003). How do I create them? |
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How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.
No, I do not.
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: I get the correct characters when I insert them using the Symbol dialog box, but not when using the direct characters by number. In the Symbol dialog, do you see the correct symbols in those positions when Symbol font is selected? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "llorcas" wrote in message ... Thanks, Herb, but when I insert symbol 0162 I get Ţ. With 0178, I get Ÿ. I'm using MS Word (MS Office 2003) on Windows XP. Does that make a difference? "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Try Insert - Symbol. Set the Font: to Symbol. I see a serviceable mark for feet in Character code 162, and for inches in 178. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "llorcas" wrote in message ... I cannot find the slanted symbols for feet and inches in Word (MS Office 2003). How do I create them? |
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How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.
I use the prime and double prime characters at U2032 and U2033. I have
assigned them to Ctrl+Shift+F and Ctrl+Shift+I. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "llorcas" wrote in message ... I cannot find the slanted symbols for feet and inches in Word (MS Office 2003). How do I create them? |
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How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.
Thank you, JoAnn. I've been trying for months to find the answer. The problem
here is that the symbol for feet and inches must be slanted, and that's where I'm running into problems. I think the symbol for feet is prime (€² ) under symbol code 2032, but now I can't find the correct one for double prime (for inches). "JoAnn Paules" wrote: They are 2 keys past the L key. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "llorcas" wrote in message ... I cannot find the slanted symbols for feet and inches in Word (MS Office 2003). How do I create them? |
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How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.
Eureka--it works! Thank you ever so much, Suzanne.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I use the prime and double prime characters at U2032 and U2033. I have assigned them to Ctrl+Shift+F and Ctrl+Shift+I. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "llorcas" wrote in message ... I cannot find the slanted symbols for feet and inches in Word (MS Office 2003). How do I create them? |
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How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.
Double prime is at 2033. The way these characters actually display will be
determined by the font. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org llorcas wrote: Thank you, JoAnn. I've been trying for months to find the answer. The problem here is that the symbol for feet and inches must be slanted, and that's where I'm running into problems. I think the symbol for feet is prime (' ) under symbol code 2032, but now I can't find the correct one for double prime (for inches). "JoAnn Paules" wrote: They are 2 keys past the L key. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "llorcas" wrote in message ... I cannot find the slanted symbols for feet and inches in Word (MS Office 2003). How do I create them? |
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How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.
To a degree, yes however I'll be darned if I would be so picky as to argue
the angle of ' vs ´. Would they do the same of it was handritten? (Maybe my world is a bit simpler but that's one argument I'd walk away from rolling my eyes.) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... But, those aren't slanted. Not a math geek, eh, JoAnn? ;-) -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message news They are 2 keys past the L key. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "llorcas" wrote in message ... I cannot find the slanted symbols for feet and inches in Word (MS Office 2003). How do I create them? |
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How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.
It depends on the application. For a printed book, I believe the appropriate
character is important. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... To a degree, yes however I'll be darned if I would be so picky as to argue the angle of ' vs ´. Would they do the same of it was handritten? (Maybe my world is a bit simpler but that's one argument I'd walk away from rolling my eyes.) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... But, those aren't slanted. Not a math geek, eh, JoAnn? ;-) -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message news They are 2 keys past the L key. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "llorcas" wrote in message ... I cannot find the slanted symbols for feet and inches in Word (MS Office 2003). How do I create them? |
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How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.
Now I'm wondering why I don't have to resort to the unicode method.
-- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "llorcas" wrote in message ... Eureka--it works! Thank you ever so much, Suzanne. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I use the prime and double prime characters at U2032 and U2033. I have assigned them to Ctrl+Shift+F and Ctrl+Shift+I. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "llorcas" wrote in message ... I cannot find the slanted symbols for feet and inches in Word (MS Office 2003). How do I create them? |
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How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.
Inserting them from the Symbol font (0162 and 0178) is equally satisfactory;
I just prefer having them in the Default Paragraph Font. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... Now I'm wondering why I don't have to resort to the unicode method. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "llorcas" wrote in message ... Eureka--it works! Thank you ever so much, Suzanne. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I use the prime and double prime characters at U2032 and U2033. I have assigned them to Ctrl+Shift+F and Ctrl+Shift+I. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "llorcas" wrote in message ... I cannot find the slanted symbols for feet and inches in Word (MS Office 2003). How do I create them? |
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