Up and down arrow symbol

[remar...@gmail.com]

Hello,
I would like to add an up or down arrow symbol while typing in a cell.
I would like to be able to use the 'option key' to insert an arrow
symbol.

1. I can add an up or down arrow symbol using 'add objects', but this
takes time and is not apart of the cell text.

2. I can add an up or down arrow symbol using 'Wingdings 3' font, but
then the cell is 'Wingdings 3' font which is no help.

3. Can I add the up or down arrow symbol to the geneva font.

Thank you,

[CyberTaz]

If using Office 2004 try the OS X Character Palette. (Look it up in Mac Help
if not familiar with the feature - you can add it to the menu bar for ready
accessibility.) You should be able to find the glyph you want in most any of
the Unicode fonts. I doubt Geneva contains it because that is an very old &
seldom used font with a very limited character set.
--
HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

<remar...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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[remar...@gmail.com]

On Oct 2, 3:45 pm, "CyberTaz" <typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet> wrote:
> If using Office 2004 try the OS X Character Palette. (Look it up in Mac Help
> if not familiar with the feature - you can add it to the menu bar for ready
> accessibility.) You should be able to find the glyph you want in most any of
> the Unicode fonts. I doubt Geneva contains it because that is an very old &
> seldom used font with a very limited character set.
> --
> HTH |:>)
> Bob Jones
> [MVP] Office:Mac
>

> <remarkda...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>
> news:1191347713.6...@y42g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Hello,
> > I would like to add an up or down arrow symbol while typing in a cell.
> > I would like to be able to use the 'option key' to insert an arrow
> > symbol.
>
> > 1. I can add an up or down arrow symbol using 'add objects', but this
> > takes time and is not apart of the cell text.
>
> > 2. I can add an up or down arrow symbol using 'Wingdings 3' font, but
> > then the cell is 'Wingdings 3' font which is no help.
>
> > 3. Can I add the up or down arrow symbol to the geneva font.
>
> > Thank you,

Bob,
Thank you. Not what I wanted to hear, but know I know what I can not
do.
David

[jpdphd]

David,
You can format different characters in a cell individually. So, you
can type the cell contents, inserting the appropriate option key combo
for the arrow. Then, select that character and Wingding the font.
Takes a little time, but now the symbol stays where you want it to!

jpdphd