<snip> > > > > Again, in Windows (XP, I haven't tried it in Vista), the formula for a > given > > Unicode glyph is the following «Alt + 0[the glyph's decimal code]». > Thus, > > given that the decimal code for «✓» is 10003 and that for «✔» is 10004, > one > > can enter these glyphs in an OOo text by typing «Alt + 010003» and «Alt > + > > 10004», respectively. No Wingdings, Webdings, or Dingbats are > required.... > > > > Henri > > > This simply does not work on my system (Win XP Pro). I get what I said > above (large umlauted O). I'd really like to know why. > > > -- > Harold Fuchs
Harold, my apologies. When I tested the procedure I outlined above, I had inadvertently opened the competition's word processor, in which it does indeed work as described. For some reason, however, when I try it in OOo's Writer, it works only from glyph 33 (!) to glyph 255 (ÿ) ; i e, it fails when I try to use it to represent glyphs with decimal codes ≥ 256. But after downloading the Quick Unicode Tool suggested by Jim Allan, the procedure works perfectly for all decimal codes I've hitherto tried. Thanks Jim for the tip !... Henri
