2008/1/4, Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> On 04/01/2008, Alec McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -----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 McAllister
>
>
> As 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]Harold, a rose by any other name... You might consider holding down your «Alt» key and then on the number pad (with «Num Lock» on) typing either «010003» or «010004» (i e, the decimal - *not* the hex - representation, depending on the type of tick you desire.... Henri
