NoOp wrote:
> On 08/09/2007 11:34 AM, Dushan Mitrovich wrote:
>> I'm using OO 2.2.1 on a Mac OS X system to write a technical article
>> containing some equations and math symbols. To insert individual
>> symbols in the text I have to click on 'Insert' in the menu, then
>> 'Special Character', then the character I need, then 'Open'. At this
>> point the character is inserted as requested, but the character table
>> disappears, so to insert another symbol elsewhere I have to go thru
>> the whole clicking rigamarole all over again.
>>
>> Is there a way to get the chosen symbol table to stay open, cutting
>> out a lot of the extra repetitive steps?
>>
>> - Dushan Mitrovich
>
> It is a pain, I agree.
>
> Try this:
>
> Tools|Customize|Keyboard
>
> Shortcut keys: Shift+F10 (or some other key that is open and you like)
> Category: Insert
> Function: Special Character
> Click the "Modify" button
>
> Now whenever you do Shift+F10 you will get the Special Characters
> table. After you've inserted one SC, Shift+F10 will open back up to
> the same Font and Subset that you'd selected previously.
I just found this email from NoOp. It's weird - I'm getting them days
later than I should.
Anyway, thanks for this suggestion as well as your later one. I actual-
ly like this one better because it lets me use the keyboard instead of
being forced to use the mouse.
- Dushan
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