Where did you get that number? I go to Insert/Symbol, click the symbol, and then click on "Shortcut Key" button. In the description area in the lower left of the customize keyboard window is the number 61616 for the degree symbol. If that isn't the right number to use, how do I know the number? The following message was sent by "Ray Blake" <ray@xxxxxxxxx> on Wed, 18 Aug 2004 15:44:50 +0100. > The degree symbol is actually 0176. It should work fine in 97. Don't > omit the zero, by the way. > > ------------------------------------ > GR Business Process Solutions > Ray Blake > Head of Software Design > ray@xxxxxxxxx > Braedon > Newell Road > Hemel Hempstead > Herts HP3 9PD > tel: 01442 396518 > fax: 01442 389353 > www.grbps.com > ------------------------------------ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Donna > Sent: 18 August 2004 15:25 > To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [mso] Re: symbol codes > > > When I do that it looks like different symbols other than the ones that > should be shown are showing instead. I hold Alt + 61616 and it looks > like a shadow box appears. I hold Alt + 61623 (which should be a > bullet) and another symbol appears. > > I'm using Word 97 so maybe that is why its not working correctly? > > > ************************************************************* > You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) > in the subject line. > > Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also > allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). > //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso > > To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send > a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation > with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go > here to upload/download files: > http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles > ************************************************************* > > ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************