On 04/01/2008, Alec McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> {SNIP}
> > The nearest to a check mark I can get is the mathematical
> > symbol for square root ("√") which you can get via
> > Insert>Special Symbol and which you could use in an IF
> > function such as =IF(A1>5;"√";" ")
> >
> > Hopefully someone else can do better ...
>
> This isn't exactly what was originally asked for, but it's worth knowing
> that Unicode defines a number of proper ticks (we Brits don't call them
> "checks") and crosses, starting at 2713 (hex), i.e. in the Dingbats range.
>
> Alec McAllisterAs I Brit I normally don't call them check marks either but, when in Rome ... My version of Writer doesn't have Dingbats ... Do you mean *Hex* 2713? How do I get that character on a Windows system, please? -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
