How do I create the symbols for feet and inches.

llorcas

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Apr 9, 2008, 7:37:02 PM4/9/08

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I cannot find the slanted symbols for feet and inches in Word (MS Office
2003). How do I create them?

Herb Tyson [MVP]

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Apr 9, 2008, 8:08:50 PM4/9/08

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Try Insert - Symbol. Set the Font: to Symbol. I see a serviceable mark for
feet in Character code 162, and for inches in 178.

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JoAnn Paules

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Apr 9, 2008, 8:08:49 PM4/9/08

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They are 2 keys past the L key.

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Herb Tyson [MVP]

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Apr 9, 2008, 8:25:31 PM4/9/08

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But, those aren't slanted. Not a math geek, eh, JoAnn? ;-)

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llorcas

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Apr 9, 2008, 8:49:01 PM4/9/08

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Thanks, Herb, but when I insert symbol 0162 I get Ţ. With 0178, I get Ÿ. I'm
using MS Word (MS Office 2003) on Windows XP. Does that make a difference?

Herb Tyson [MVP]

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Apr 9, 2008, 9:13:57 PM4/9/08

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I get the correct characters when I insert them using the Symbol dialog box,
but not when using the direct characters by number. In the Symbol dialog, do
you see the correct symbols in those positions when Symbol font is selected?

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llorcas

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Apr 9, 2008, 11:19:00 PM4/9/08

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No, I do not.

Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Apr 10, 2008, 12:01:30 AM4/10/08

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I use the prime and double prime characters at U2032 and U2033. I have
assigned them to Ctrl+Shift+F and Ctrl+Shift+I.

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llorcas

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Apr 10, 2008, 12:24:01 AM4/10/08

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Thank you, JoAnn. I've been trying for months to find the answer. The problem
here is that the symbol for feet and inches must be slanted, and that's where
I'm running into problems. I think the symbol for feet is prime (′ ) under
symbol code 2032, but now I can't find the correct one for double prime (for
inches).

llorcas

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Apr 10, 2008, 12:33:01 AM4/10/08

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Eureka--it works! Thank you ever so much, Suzanne.

Graham Mayor

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Apr 10, 2008, 1:11:22 AM4/10/08

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Double prime is at 2033. The way these characters actually display will be
determined by the font.

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JoAnn Paules

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Apr 10, 2008, 6:49:35 AM4/10/08

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To a degree, yes however I'll be darned if I would be so picky as to argue
the angle of ' vs ด. Would they do the same of it was handritten? (Maybe my
world is a bit simpler but that's one argument I'd walk away from rolling my
eyes.)

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Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Apr 10, 2008, 8:52:28 AM4/10/08

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It depends on the application. For a printed book, I believe the appropriate
character is important.

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Herb Tyson [MVP]

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Apr 10, 2008, 8:00:14 PM4/10/08

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Now I'm wondering why I don't have to resort to the unicode method.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Apr 10, 2008, 9:45:09 PM4/10/08

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Inserting them from the Symbol font (0162 and 0178) is equally satisfactory;
I just prefer having them in the Default Paragraph Font.

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