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"Insert > Symbol" Missing - Help!
The "Symbol " option doesn't appear in my "Insert" drop down menu. Where is
it? Has anyone seen it? There is no little arrow at the bottom of the menu indicating more options. Any information on the whereabouts of my "Symbol" option would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! B |
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See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...oreMenuCmd.htm .
Lukabrazzi wrote: The "Symbol " option doesn't appear in my "Insert" drop down menu. Where is it? Has anyone seen it? There is no little arrow at the bottom of the menu indicating more options. Any information on the whereabouts of my "Symbol" option would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! B |
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GNO 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. "Lukabrazzi" wrote in message ... The "Symbol " option doesn't appear in my "Insert" drop down menu. Where is it? Has anyone seen it? There is no little arrow at the bottom of the menu indicating more options. Any information on the whereabouts of my "Symbol" option would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! B |
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Or right click the tool bar and click Customize€¦ click the Toolbars tab and
then click the Reset€¦ button. Click the Ok button to reset your toolbar. -- Top Notch Admin "Lukabrazzi" wrote: The "Symbol " option doesn't appear in my "Insert" drop down menu. Where is it? Has anyone seen it? There is no little arrow at the bottom of the menu indicating more options. Any information on the whereabouts of my "Symbol" option would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! B |
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