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Christina - 01 Jun 2005 22:20 GMT

I want to insert a field in a document that produces a circle. I have
previously created a field that produces a diamond using {SYMBOL \f Wingdings
117 \* MERGEFORMAT}. Can you tell me where I can find the number (ANSI code?)
to produce a circle instead of a diamond?

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Jay Freedman - 02 Jun 2005 03:39 GMT

>I want to insert a field in a document that produces a circle. I have
>previously created a field that produces a diamond using {SYMBOL \f Wingdings
>117 \* MERGEFORMAT}. Can you tell me where I can find the number (ANSI code?)
>to produce a circle instead of a diamond?

For an open circle, use {Symbol 153 \f "Wingdings 2"}. For a solid
circle, change the 153 to 152. The \* Mergeformat switch is optional.

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Christina - 03 Jun 2005 19:49 GMT

Thanks, Jay. For future reference, can you tell me where I can find a list of
these symbol codes?

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> >I want to insert a field in a document that produces a circle. I have
> >previously created a field that produces a diamond using {SYMBOL \f Wingdings
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> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

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Jay Freedman - 04 Jun 2005 03:47 GMT

>Thanks, Jay. For future reference, can you tell me where I can find a list of
>these symbol codes?

In the Insert > Symbol dialog. When you select the symbol you want,
the number code (or a shortcut key, if there is one) appears at the
bottom of the dialog. See
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm for more
details.

The hard part is scrolling through all the fonts until you find the
right character, which may or may not exist.

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Jay Freedman
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