SUMMARY
The "Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference Guide" does not list
the names and values for business and symbol characters available with
the symbol soft font set included with Word for Windows.
Below are the names and values of each symbol and business character
available within the symbol soft font set. The ANSI equivalents are
also shown if available:
Greek Alphabet Uppercase Lowercase ANSI Equivalent
-------------- --------- --------- ---------------
alpha 0065 0097 65
beta 0066 0098 66
gamma 0071 0103
delta 0068 0100
epsilon 0069 0101 69
zeta 0090 0122 90
eta 0072 0104 72
theta 0081 0113
iota 0073 0105
kappa 0075 0107 75
lambda 0076 0108
mu 0077 0109 77
nu 0078 0110 78
xi 0088 0120
omicron 0079 0111 79
pi 0080 0112
rho 0082 0114
signa 0083 0115
tau 0084 0116 84
upsilon 0085 0117
phi 0070 0102
chi 0067 0099
psi 0089 0121
omega 0087 0127
The similarity of normal ANSI characters to the desired Greek symbol
depends on the font you select.
Business symbols Code ANSI Equivalent
---------------- ---- ---------------
exclamation 0033 33
number 0035 35
percent 0037 37
ampersand 0038 38
asterisk 0042 42
plus 0043 43
less than 0060 60
equal to 0061 61
greater than 0062 62
approximately
equal to 0064
equal to or
greater than 0179
bullet 0183
does not equal 0185
congruent to 0187
registered 0210 174
copyright 0211 169
trademark 0212
plus/minus 0177 177
Word for Windows versions 6.0, 7.0, 97
From the Insert menu, choose Symbol. A window will appear displaying
tabs for Symbols and Special Characters. The Symbols tab allows you to
select fonts and symbols from the installed fonts. The Special
Characters tab displays certain special characters such as the
copyright and trademark character. The Special Characters tab also
displays the Shortcut Key assigned to these symbols. (Ex. Copyright
symbol has the Alt+Crtl+C keystroke assigned to it.)
Word for Windows version 2.0
From the Insert menu, choose Symbol. A window displays that allows you
to select the desired symbol in a variety of fonts.
For additional information, query on the following words:
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Word for Windows version 1.x
From the File menu, choose Open; select KEYCAPS.DOC. This displays the
Symbol characters that are accessible from the normal keyboard when
the Symbol font is selected on the ribbon.