How do I insert a phi character in word 2007 using keyboard short

Bomb difused. The maximized dialog can be restored to its previous state by
dbl-cliciking again on the dialog caption bar.



Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Moreover, it can also be kept open, although you might want to resize
it to push it out of the way. Another tremendous advantage of the
Symbol dialog (in recent versions) is that it *can* be resized (so
that more characters are displayed); you can even maximize it by
double-clicking the title bar (though doing so with Calibri will
demonstrate how miserably limited the character set is compared to
TNR, Arial, etc.).

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
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On Aug 30, 1:48 am, "Graham Mayor" wrote:
Peter T. Daniels wrote:
Why would you go to Character Map instead of to Insert Symbol within
Word?

One reason would be that you can leave it running as a point of
reference. One key to reactivate rather than at least three to
access the Insert Symbol
function.

CharMap displays the characters at a much smaller size than Insert
Symbol, and provides no quick way to locate a specific character in
its display. And its display is likely to be covered by a document
window, whereas Insert Symbol always appears on top (and reopens, if
you've closed it, displaying your last access point, and has the last
dozen or so characters inserted lined up at the bottom).

--
Greg Maxey - Word MVP

My web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

Do I feel like a dolt? Yes.

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Moreover, it can also be kept open, although you might want to resize
it to push it out of the way. Another tremendous advantage of the
Symbol dialog (in recent versions) is that it *can* be resized (so
that more characters are displayed); you can even maximize it by
double-clicking the title bar (though doing so with Calibri will
demonstrate how miserably limited the character set is compared to
TNR, Arial, etc.).

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
...
On Aug 30, 1:48 am, "Graham Mayor" wrote:
Peter T. Daniels wrote:
Why would you go to Character Map instead of to Insert Symbol within
Word?

One reason would be that you can leave it running as a point of
reference. One key to reactivate rather than at least three to
access the Insert Symbol
function.

CharMap displays the characters at a much smaller size than Insert
Symbol, and provides no quick way to locate a specific character in
its display. And its display is likely to be covered by a document
window, whereas Insert Symbol always appears on top (and reopens, if
you've closed it, displaying your last access point, and has the last
dozen or so characters inserted lined up at the bottom).

--
Greg Maxey - Word MVP

My web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

I believe this works the same with all dialog boxes that can be resized.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Greg Maxey" wrote in message
...
Bomb difused. The maximized dialog can be restored to its previous state
by dbl-cliciking again on the dialog caption bar.



Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Moreover, it can also be kept open, although you might want to resize
it to push it out of the way. Another tremendous advantage of the
Symbol dialog (in recent versions) is that it *can* be resized (so
that more characters are displayed); you can even maximize it by
double-clicking the title bar (though doing so with Calibri will
demonstrate how miserably limited the character set is compared to
TNR, Arial, etc.).

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
...
On Aug 30, 1:48 am, "Graham Mayor" wrote:
Peter T. Daniels wrote:
Why would you go to Character Map instead of to Insert Symbol within
Word?

One reason would be that you can leave it running as a point of
reference. One key to reactivate rather than at least three to
access the Insert Symbol
function.

CharMap displays the characters at a much smaller size than Insert
Symbol, and provides no quick way to locate a specific character in
its display. And its display is likely to be covered by a document
window, whereas Insert Symbol always appears on top (and reopens, if
you've closed it, displaying your last access point, and has the last
dozen or so characters inserted lined up at the bottom).

--
Greg Maxey - Word MVP

My web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

Stephan,

It it becoming very evident that I am out of my range. This embarrassing
admission reminds me of the cartoon charcter Kyle suborningly pushing on the
door clearly marked pull ;-)

Stefan Blom wrote:
I believe this works the same with all dialog boxes that can be
resized.

"Greg Maxey" wrote in
message ...
Bomb difused. The maximized dialog can be restored to its previous
state by dbl-cliciking again on the dialog caption bar.



Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Moreover, it can also be kept open, although you might want to
resize it to push it out of the way. Another tremendous advantage
of the Symbol dialog (in recent versions) is that it *can* be
resized (so that more characters are displayed); you can even
maximize it by double-clicking the title bar (though doing so with
Calibri will demonstrate how miserably limited the character set is
compared to TNR, Arial, etc.).

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
...
On Aug 30, 1:48 am, "Graham Mayor"
wrote:
Peter T. Daniels wrote:
Why would you go to Character Map instead of to Insert Symbol
within Word?

One reason would be that you can leave it running as a point of
reference. One key to reactivate rather than at least three to
access the Insert Symbol
function.

CharMap displays the characters at a much smaller size than Insert
Symbol, and provides no quick way to locate a specific character in
its display. And its display is likely to be covered by a document
window, whereas Insert Symbol always appears on top (and reopens, if
you've closed it, displaying your last access point, and has the
last dozen or so characters inserted lined up at the bottom).

--
Greg Maxey - Word MVP

My web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

--
Greg Maxey - Word MVP

My web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

Well, I would have mentioned that if I hadn't assumed it was already known
that you can maximize/restore many dialogs in this way (as Stefan mentions).
I routinely do it with the Select Recipients dialog in Mail Merge.

This is a relatively new development in Word. I don't remember which version
it was that began to allow some dialogs (Open, Save) to be resized--maybe
Word 2002. If you've used Word through many versions without this
enhancement, it's easy to miss the little diagonal bars at the bottom right
corner that indicate that a dialog is resizable. I don't remember how I came
by the information, but I do recall how delighted I was to discover it!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Greg Maxey" wrote in message
...
Bomb difused. The maximized dialog can be restored to its previous state
by dbl-cliciking again on the dialog caption bar.



Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Moreover, it can also be kept open, although you might want to resize
it to push it out of the way. Another tremendous advantage of the
Symbol dialog (in recent versions) is that it *can* be resized (so
that more characters are displayed); you can even maximize it by
double-clicking the title bar (though doing so with Calibri will
demonstrate how miserably limited the character set is compared to
TNR, Arial, etc.).

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
...
On Aug 30, 1:48 am, "Graham Mayor" wrote:
Peter T. Daniels wrote:
Why would you go to Character Map instead of to Insert Symbol within
Word?

One reason would be that you can leave it running as a point of
reference. One key to reactivate rather than at least three to
access the Insert Symbol
function.

CharMap displays the characters at a much smaller size than Insert
Symbol, and provides no quick way to locate a specific character in
its display. And its display is likely to be covered by a document
window, whereas Insert Symbol always appears on top (and reopens, if
you've closed it, displaying your last access point, and has the last
dozen or so characters inserted lined up at the bottom).

--
Greg Maxey - Word MVP

My web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

We all have that feeling occasionally. That's why the expression "D'oh!" was
invented. g

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Greg Maxey" wrote in message
...
Do I feel like a dolt? Yes.

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Moreover, it can also be kept open, although you might want to resize
it to push it out of the way. Another tremendous advantage of the
Symbol dialog (in recent versions) is that it *can* be resized (so
that more characters are displayed); you can even maximize it by
double-clicking the title bar (though doing so with Calibri will
demonstrate how miserably limited the character set is compared to
TNR, Arial, etc.).

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
...
On Aug 30, 1:48 am, "Graham Mayor" wrote:
Peter T. Daniels wrote:
Why would you go to Character Map instead of to Insert Symbol within
Word?

One reason would be that you can leave it running as a point of
reference. One key to reactivate rather than at least three to
access the Insert Symbol
function.

CharMap displays the characters at a much smaller size than Insert
Symbol, and provides no quick way to locate a specific character in
its display. And its display is likely to be covered by a document
window, whereas Insert Symbol always appears on top (and reopens, if
you've closed it, displaying your last access point, and has the last
dozen or so characters inserted lined up at the bottom).

--
Greg Maxey - Word MVP

My web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

The person posting as Character generally has good information on font-
related stuff, and presumably has good reasons for the recommendation!

On Aug 30, 9:07*am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Moreover, it can also be kept open, although you might want to resize it to
push it out of the way. Another tremendous advantage of the Symbol dialog
(in recent versions) is that it *can* be resized (so that more characters
are displayed); you can even maximize it by double-clicking the title bar
(though doing so with Calibri will demonstrate how miserably limited the
character set is compared to TNR, Arial, etc.).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in ...
On Aug 30, 1:48 am, "Graham Mayor" wrote:

Peter T. Daniels wrote:
Why would you go to Character Map instead of to Insert Symbol within
Word?

One reason would be that you can leave it running as a point of reference.
One key to reactivate rather than at least three to access the Insert
Symbol
function.

CharMap displays the characters at a much smaller size than Insert
Symbol, and provides no quick way to locate a specific character in
its display. And its display is likely to be covered by a document
window, whereas Insert Symbol always appears on top (and reopens, if
you've closed it, displaying your last access point, and has the last
dozen or so characters inserted lined up at the bottom).

I think the primary advantage of CharMap is that it can be used in any
Windows application, not just Word.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
...
The person posting as Character generally has good information on font-
related stuff, and presumably has good reasons for the recommendation!

On Aug 30, 9:07 am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Moreover, it can also be kept open, although you might want to resize it
to
push it out of the way. Another tremendous advantage of the Symbol dialog
(in recent versions) is that it *can* be resized (so that more characters
are displayed); you can even maximize it by double-clicking the title bar
(though doing so with Calibri will demonstrate how miserably limited the
character set is compared to TNR, Arial, etc.).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in
...
On Aug 30, 1:48 am, "Graham Mayor" wrote:

Peter T. Daniels wrote:
Why would you go to Character Map instead of to Insert Symbol within
Word?

One reason would be that you can leave it running as a point of
reference.
One key to reactivate rather than at least three to access the Insert
Symbol
function.

CharMap displays the characters at a much smaller size than Insert
Symbol, and provides no quick way to locate a specific character in
its display. And its display is likely to be covered by a document
window, whereas Insert Symbol always appears on top (and reopens, if
you've closed it, displaying your last access point, and has the last
dozen or so characters inserted lined up at the bottom).

My thoughts exactly.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
I think the primary advantage of CharMap is that it can be used in any
Windows application, not just Word.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
...
The person posting as Character generally has good information on font-
related stuff, and presumably has good reasons for the recommendation!

On Aug 30, 9:07 am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Moreover, it can also be kept open, although you might want to resize it
to
push it out of the way. Another tremendous advantage of the Symbol dialog
(in recent versions) is that it *can* be resized (so that more characters
are displayed); you can even maximize it by double-clicking the title bar
(though doing so with Calibri will demonstrate how miserably limited the
character set is compared to TNR, Arial, etc.).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in
...
On Aug 30, 1:48 am, "Graham Mayor" wrote:

Peter T. Daniels wrote:
Why would you go to Character Map instead of to Insert Symbol within
Word?

One reason would be that you can leave it running as a point of
reference.
One key to reactivate rather than at least three to access the Insert
Symbol
function.

CharMap displays the characters at a much smaller size than Insert
Symbol, and provides no quick way to locate a specific character in
its display. And its display is likely to be covered by a document
window, whereas Insert Symbol always appears on top (and reopens, if
you've closed it, displaying your last access point, and has the last
dozen or so characters inserted lined up at the bottom).