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Dot appears under letter
I have a movable dot under a letter in a manuscript I'm editing and I can't
figure out what it's for or how to delete it. It's under a does-not-equal sign, and when I delete the sign and replace it with a new one, the dot moves to another letter. When I delete the letters and retype them, the dot returns to its original spot. I'm not talking about the dots that appear between letters when you click the show/hide formatting key. I'm not tracking changes or adding comments in this document, but I am using bookmarks. Could the bookmark be leaving this dot? Windows XP Pro, Word 2007, all with current service packs. |
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Dot appears under letter
Does the "dot" turn on/off when you press Ctrl+Shift+8/* (top row)?
If so, it sounds like the paragraph marker is using a non-standard symbol. What is your default font? Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "pbkry2r" wrote in message ... I have a movable dot under a letter in a manuscript I'm editing and I can't figure out what it's for or how to delete it. It's under a does-not-equal sign, and when I delete the sign and replace it with a new one, the dot moves to another letter. When I delete the letters and retype them, the dot returns to its original spot. I'm not talking about the dots that appear between letters when you click the show/hide formatting key. I'm not tracking changes or adding comments in this document, but I am using bookmarks. Could the bookmark be leaving this dot? Windows XP Pro, Word 2007, all with current service packs. |
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Dot appears under letter
Does the "dot" turn on/off when you press Ctrl+Shift+8/* (top row)?
If so, it sounds like the paragraph marker is using a non-standard symbol. What is your default font? Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "pbkry2r" wrote in message ... I have a movable dot under a letter in a manuscript I'm editing and I can't figure out what it's for or how to delete it. It's under a does-not-equal sign, and when I delete the sign and replace it with a new one, the dot moves to another letter. When I delete the letters and retype them, the dot returns to its original spot. I'm not talking about the dots that appear between letters when you click the show/hide formatting key. I'm not tracking changes or adding comments in this document, but I am using bookmarks. Could the bookmark be leaving this dot? Windows XP Pro, Word 2007, all with current service packs. |
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Dot appears under letter
Can you select the dot? (Put the cursor before or after it and type
Shift-RightArrow or -LeftArrow.) If you can, then you can delete it -- but before you delete it, press Alt-X and it will tell you the Unicode number for the character, and you can look it up in Insert Symbol. On Jan 12, 1:55*pm, pbkry2r wrote: I have a movable dot under a letter in a manuscript I'm editing and I can't figure out what it's for or how to delete it. *It's under a does-not-equal sign, and when I delete the sign and replace it with a new one, the dot moves to another letter. *When I delete the letters and retype them, the dot returns to its original spot. * I'm not talking about the dots that appear between letters when you click the show/hide formatting key. *I'm not tracking changes or adding comments in this document, but I am using bookmarks. *Could the bookmark be leaving this dot? Windows XP Pro, Word 2007, all with current service packs. |
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Dot appears under letter
Can you select the dot? (Put the cursor before or after it and type
Shift-RightArrow or -LeftArrow.) If you can, then you can delete it -- but before you delete it, press Alt-X and it will tell you the Unicode number for the character, and you can look it up in Insert Symbol. On Jan 12, 1:55*pm, pbkry2r wrote: I have a movable dot under a letter in a manuscript I'm editing and I can't figure out what it's for or how to delete it. *It's under a does-not-equal sign, and when I delete the sign and replace it with a new one, the dot moves to another letter. *When I delete the letters and retype them, the dot returns to its original spot. * I'm not talking about the dots that appear between letters when you click the show/hide formatting key. *I'm not tracking changes or adding comments in this document, but I am using bookmarks. *Could the bookmark be leaving this dot? Windows XP Pro, Word 2007, all with current service packs. |
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Dot appears under letter
Thanks for your suggestion. I tried that, both clicking the symbol and using
the keyboard shortcut that you suggest and the dot stayed where it was. I get all the standard formatting symbols when I toggle them on. I'm using Times New Roman. I changed the font but the dot remained. I deleted the symbol it was under, the does-not-equal sign, and the dot scooted to the space to the left. I inserted a new does-not-equal sign and it went back under it. I inserted a different symbol, same behavior. I cut-and-pasted it to a new document with a different template and got the same thing. I printed the new document, and the dot printed. Very strange. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Does the "dot" turn on/off when you press Ctrl+Shift+8/* (top row)? If so, it sounds like the paragraph marker is using a non-standard symbol. What is your default font? Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "pbkry2r" wrote in message ... I have a movable dot under a letter in a manuscript I'm editing and I can't figure out what it's for or how to delete it. It's under a does-not-equal sign, and when I delete the sign and replace it with a new one, the dot moves to another letter. When I delete the letters and retype them, the dot returns to its original spot. I'm not talking about the dots that appear between letters when you click the show/hide formatting key. I'm not tracking changes or adding comments in this document, but I am using bookmarks. Could the bookmark be leaving this dot? Windows XP Pro, Word 2007, all with current service packs. . |
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Dot appears under letter
Thanks for your suggestion. I tried that, both clicking the symbol and using
the keyboard shortcut that you suggest and the dot stayed where it was. I get all the standard formatting symbols when I toggle them on. I'm using Times New Roman. I changed the font but the dot remained. I deleted the symbol it was under, the does-not-equal sign, and the dot scooted to the space to the left. I inserted a new does-not-equal sign and it went back under it. I inserted a different symbol, same behavior. I cut-and-pasted it to a new document with a different template and got the same thing. I printed the new document, and the dot printed. Very strange. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Does the "dot" turn on/off when you press Ctrl+Shift+8/* (top row)? If so, it sounds like the paragraph marker is using a non-standard symbol. What is your default font? Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "pbkry2r" wrote in message ... I have a movable dot under a letter in a manuscript I'm editing and I can't figure out what it's for or how to delete it. It's under a does-not-equal sign, and when I delete the sign and replace it with a new one, the dot moves to another letter. When I delete the letters and retype them, the dot returns to its original spot. I'm not talking about the dots that appear between letters when you click the show/hide formatting key. I'm not tracking changes or adding comments in this document, but I am using bookmarks. Could the bookmark be leaving this dot? Windows XP Pro, Word 2007, all with current service packs. . |
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Dot appears under letter
Thanks! After much trial and error, I was able to select the dot, press Alt-X
and it gave me the Unicode. Turns out it's a dot from the private use area of the symbols. Well, someone at my company must need it ... Thanks again! "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Can you select the dot? (Put the cursor before or after it and type Shift-RightArrow or -LeftArrow.) If you can, then you can delete it -- but before you delete it, press Alt-X and it will tell you the Unicode number for the character, and you can look it up in Insert Symbol. On Jan 12, 1:55 pm, pbkry2r wrote: I have a movable dot under a letter in a manuscript I'm editing and I can't figure out what it's for or how to delete it. It's under a does-not-equal sign, and when I delete the sign and replace it with a new one, the dot moves to another letter. When I delete the letters and retype them, the dot returns to its original spot. I'm not talking about the dots that appear between letters when you click the show/hide formatting key. I'm not tracking changes or adding comments in this document, but I am using bookmarks. Could the bookmark be leaving this dot? Windows XP Pro, Word 2007, all with current service packs. . |
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Dot appears under letter
Thanks! After much trial and error, I was able to select the dot, press Alt-X
and it gave me the Unicode. Turns out it's a dot from the private use area of the symbols. Well, someone at my company must need it ... Thanks again! "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Can you select the dot? (Put the cursor before or after it and type Shift-RightArrow or -LeftArrow.) If you can, then you can delete it -- but before you delete it, press Alt-X and it will tell you the Unicode number for the character, and you can look it up in Insert Symbol. On Jan 12, 1:55 pm, pbkry2r wrote: I have a movable dot under a letter in a manuscript I'm editing and I can't figure out what it's for or how to delete it. It's under a does-not-equal sign, and when I delete the sign and replace it with a new one, the dot moves to another letter. When I delete the letters and retype them, the dot returns to its original spot. I'm not talking about the dots that appear between letters when you click the show/hide formatting key. I'm not tracking changes or adding comments in this document, but I am using bookmarks. Could the bookmark be leaving this dot? Windows XP Pro, Word 2007, all with current service packs. . |
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Dot appears under letter
If you find out who created it, you could point out to them that
there's a "Combining Diacritic" for dot-under, which might do what they need without hanging around when the letter it's under is deleted. (Somehow it knows to disappear when you delete its host letter.) On Jan 12, 6:38*pm, pbkry2r wrote: Thanks! After much trial and error, I was able to select the dot, press Alt-X and it gave me the Unicode. *Turns out it's a dot from the private use area of the symbols. *Well, someone at my company must need it ... Thanks again! "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Can you select the dot? (Put the cursor before or after it and type Shift-RightArrow or -LeftArrow.) If you can, then you can delete it -- but before you delete it, press Alt-X and it will tell you the Unicode number for the character, and you can look it up in Insert Symbol. On Jan 12, 1:55 pm, pbkry2r wrote: I have a movable dot under a letter in a manuscript I'm editing and I can't figure out what it's for or how to delete it. *It's under a does-not-equal sign, and when I delete the sign and replace it with a new one, the dot moves to another letter. *When I delete the letters and retype them, the dot returns to its original spot. * I'm not talking about the dots that appear between letters when you click the show/hide formatting key. *I'm not tracking changes or adding comments in this document, but I am using bookmarks. *Could the bookmark be leaving this dot? Windows XP Pro, Word 2007, all with current service packs. |
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Dot appears under letter
If you find out who created it, you could point out to them that
there's a "Combining Diacritic" for dot-under, which might do what they need without hanging around when the letter it's under is deleted. (Somehow it knows to disappear when you delete its host letter.) On Jan 12, 6:38*pm, pbkry2r wrote: Thanks! After much trial and error, I was able to select the dot, press Alt-X and it gave me the Unicode. *Turns out it's a dot from the private use area of the symbols. *Well, someone at my company must need it ... Thanks again! "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Can you select the dot? (Put the cursor before or after it and type Shift-RightArrow or -LeftArrow.) If you can, then you can delete it -- but before you delete it, press Alt-X and it will tell you the Unicode number for the character, and you can look it up in Insert Symbol. On Jan 12, 1:55 pm, pbkry2r wrote: I have a movable dot under a letter in a manuscript I'm editing and I can't figure out what it's for or how to delete it. *It's under a does-not-equal sign, and when I delete the sign and replace it with a new one, the dot moves to another letter. *When I delete the letters and retype them, the dot returns to its original spot. * I'm not talking about the dots that appear between letters when you click the show/hide formatting key. *I'm not tracking changes or adding comments in this document, but I am using bookmarks. *Could the bookmark be leaving this dot? Windows XP Pro, Word 2007, all with current service packs. |
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Dot appears under letter
I suspect it's some sort of coding gone wrong. This manuscript was scanned
in from a printed book and converted to Word. The default language on the document was Asian (Japanese), which wasn't even listed as a language option for my version of word. I made a new template and copied the files over as plain text so I could set the default at U.S. English. Perhaps some errant coding followed it over. Thanks for your suggestions! "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: If you find out who created it, you could point out to them that there's a "Combining Diacritic" for dot-under, which might do what they need without hanging around when the letter it's under is deleted. (Somehow it knows to disappear when you delete its host letter.) On Jan 12, 6:38 pm, pbkry2r wrote: Thanks! After much trial and error, I was able to select the dot, press Alt-X and it gave me the Unicode. Turns out it's a dot from the private use area of the symbols. Well, someone at my company must need it ... Thanks again! "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Can you select the dot? (Put the cursor before or after it and type Shift-RightArrow or -LeftArrow.) If you can, then you can delete it -- but before you delete it, press Alt-X and it will tell you the Unicode number for the character, and you can look it up in Insert Symbol. On Jan 12, 1:55 pm, pbkry2r wrote: I have a movable dot under a letter in a manuscript I'm editing and I can't figure out what it's for or how to delete it. It's under a does-not-equal sign, and when I delete the sign and replace it with a new one, the dot moves to another letter. When I delete the letters and retype them, the dot returns to its original spot. I'm not talking about the dots that appear between letters when you click the show/hide formatting key. I'm not tracking changes or adding comments in this document, but I am using bookmarks. Could the bookmark be leaving this dot? Windows XP Pro, Word 2007, all with current service packs. . |
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Dot appears under letter
I suspect it's some sort of coding gone wrong. This manuscript was scanned
in from a printed book and converted to Word. The default language on the document was Asian (Japanese), which wasn't even listed as a language option for my version of word. I made a new template and copied the files over as plain text so I could set the default at U.S. English. Perhaps some errant coding followed it over. Thanks for your suggestions! "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: If you find out who created it, you could point out to them that there's a "Combining Diacritic" for dot-under, which might do what they need without hanging around when the letter it's under is deleted. (Somehow it knows to disappear when you delete its host letter.) On Jan 12, 6:38 pm, pbkry2r wrote: Thanks! After much trial and error, I was able to select the dot, press Alt-X and it gave me the Unicode. Turns out it's a dot from the private use area of the symbols. Well, someone at my company must need it ... Thanks again! "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: Can you select the dot? (Put the cursor before or after it and type Shift-RightArrow or -LeftArrow.) If you can, then you can delete it -- but before you delete it, press Alt-X and it will tell you the Unicode number for the character, and you can look it up in Insert Symbol. On Jan 12, 1:55 pm, pbkry2r wrote: I have a movable dot under a letter in a manuscript I'm editing and I can't figure out what it's for or how to delete it. It's under a does-not-equal sign, and when I delete the sign and replace it with a new one, the dot moves to another letter. When I delete the letters and retype them, the dot returns to its original spot. I'm not talking about the dots that appear between letters when you click the show/hide formatting key. I'm not tracking changes or adding comments in this document, but I am using bookmarks. Could the bookmark be leaving this dot? Windows XP Pro, Word 2007, all with current service packs. . |
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