Most likely you have the display set to ASCII instead of Unicode.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
> When I try to insert a symbol, the subset drop-down box is not available
> for
> any font. How can I fix this?
Sharon - 02 Jun 2008 13:19 GMT
How do I change that?
> Most likely you have the display set to ASCII instead of Unicode.
>
> > When I try to insert a symbol, the subset drop-down box is not available
> > for
> > any font. How can I fix this?
Suzanne S. Barnhill - 02 Jun 2008 15:50 GMT
In the bottom right-hand corner of the dialog, change the "from" setting to
"Unicode (hex)."

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
> How do I change that?
>
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>> > for
>> > any font. How can I fix this?