Microsoft KB Archive/68819

Entering Zapf Dingbats Extended Characters by their ANSI Code PSS ID Number: Q68819 Article last modified on 10-29-1991 PSS database name: W_PowerPt

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WINDOWS

Summary:

The instructions for entering Zapf Dingbats extended characters, documented on the inside back cover of the “Using PowerPoint Templates” guide, contain a documentation error. The correct procedure for entering ANSI codes is as follows:


 * 1) Activate the NUM LOCK key.
 * 2) Press the ALT key.
 * 3) With the ALT key depressed, enter a 0, followed by the three-digit ANSI code.

More Information:

Entering a zero (0) prior to the three-digit code is necessary to access the ANSI character set used by Windows. If you omit the 0, you will instead access an extended character provided either by the character set supported by the computer, or provided by the ANSI.SYS device driver.

Note: The procedure described above for accessing extended characters does not apply to the Zapf Dingbats font set only. It is valid for any font you may be using.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1991.