Symbol
Microsoft Office Word
Symbols tab
Font Specifies a text font whose character set will be used to insert symbols and special characters. In the box, select a font name.
Subset Specifies a subset of special characters for the selected font, if available. A font subset can include an extended list of language characters, such as Greek or Russian (Cyrillic), or a category of characters, such as Currency Symbols. In the box, select a subset name.
Symbol list Represents the full list of symbols that can be inserted from the selected Font and Subset.
Recently used symbols Lists the most frequently used symbols that have been inserted.
Description Provides a meaningful description of the selected symbol. For example, if the £ symbol is selected, the description will appear as POUND SIGN.
Character Code Displays or accepts input of a unique code representing a symbol.
from Specifies the character set on which the character code is based on. ASCII is a character-encoding standard based on the English alphabet. Unicode is a character-encoding standard that enables almost all of the written languages in the world to be represented by using a single character set.
AutoCorrect Displays the AutoCorrect dialog box, where you can specify a text phrase that can be replaced with the selected symbol whenever the text is typed.
Shortcut Key Displays the Customize Keyboard dialog box, where you can assign a keyboard shortcut to be associated with the selected symbol.
Special Characters tab
Character Lists a commonly used set of special characters and their descriptions.
Shortcut key Lists the assigned shortcut key for each of the special characters in the list.
AutoCorrect Displays the AutoCorrect dialog box, where you can specify a text phrase that will be replaced with the selected symbol whenever the text is typed.
Shortcut Key Displays the Customize Keyboard dialog box, where you can assign a keyboard shortcut to be associated with the selected special character.
Microsoft Office Excel
Symbols tab
Font Specifies a text font whose character set will be used to insert symbols and special characters. In the box, select a font name.
Subset Specifies a subset of special characters for the selected font, if available. A font subset can include an extended list of language characters, such as Greek or Russian (Cyrillic), or a category of characters, such as Currency Symbols. In the box, select a subset name.
Symbol list Represents the full list of symbols that can be inserted from the selected Font and Subset.
Recently used symbols Lists the most frequently used symbols that have been inserted.
Description Provides a meaningful description of the selected symbol. For example, if the £ symbol is selected, the description will appear as POUND SIGN.
Character Code Displays or accepts input of a unique code representing a symbol.
from Specifies the character set on which the character code is based on. ASCII is a character-encoding standard based on the English alphabet. Unicode is a character-encoding standard that enables almost all of the written languages in the world to be represented by using a single character set.
Special Characters tab
Character Lists a commonly used set of special characters and their descriptions.
Shortcut key Lists the assigned shortcut key for each of the special characters in the list.
Microsoft Office PowerPoint
Font Specifies a text font whose character set will be used to insert symbols and special characters. In the box, select a font name.
Subset Specifies a subset of special characters for the selected font, if available. A font subset can include an extended list of language characters, such as Greek or Russian (Cyrillic), or a category of characters, such as Currency Symbols. In the box, select a subset name.
Symbol list Represents the full list of symbols that can be inserted from the selected Font and Subset.
Recently used symbols Lists the most frequently used symbols that have been inserted.
Description Provides a meaningful description of the selected symbol. For example, if the £ symbol is selected, the description will appear as POUND SIGN.
Character Code Displays or accepts input of a unique code representing a symbol.
from Specifies the character set on which the character code is based on. ASCII is a character-encoding standard based on the English alphabet. Unicode is a character-encoding standard that enables almost all of the written languages in the world to be represented by using a single character set.
Microsoft Office Publisher
Symbols tab
Font Specifies a text font whose character set will be used to insert symbols and special characters. In the box, select a font name.
Subset Specifies a subset of special characters for the selected font, if available. A font subset can include an extended list of language characters, such as Greek or Russian (Cyrillic), or a category of characters, such as Currency Symbols. In the box, select a subset name.
Symbol list Represents the full list of symbols that can be inserted from the selected Font and Subset.
Recently used symbols Lists the most frequently used symbols that have been inserted.
Description Provides a meaningful description of the selected symbol. For example, if the £ symbol is selected, the description will appear as POUND SIGN.
Character Code Displays or accepts input of a unique code representing a symbol.
from Specifies the character set on which the character code is based on. ASCII is a character-encoding standard based on the English alphabet. Unicode is a character-encoding standard that enables almost all of the written languages in the world to be represented by using a single character set.
Special Characters tab
Character Lists a commonly used set of special characters and their descriptions.
Shortcut key Lists the assigned shortcut key for each of the special characters in the list.
Microsoft Office OneNote
Font Specifies a text font whose character set will be used to insert symbols and special characters. In the box, select a font name.
Subset Specifies a subset of special characters for the selected font, if available. A font subset can include an extended list of language characters, such as Greek or Russian (Cyrillic), or a category of characters, such as Currency Symbols. In the box, select a subset name.
Symbol list Represents the full list of symbols that can be inserted from the selected Font and Subset.
Recently used symbols Lists the most frequently used symbols that have been inserted.
Description Provides a meaningful description of the selected symbol. For example, if the £ symbol is selected, the description will appear as POUND SIGN.
Character Code Displays or accepts input of a unique code representing a symbol.
from Specifies the character set on which the character code is based on. ASCII is a character-encoding standard based on the English alphabet. Unicode is a character-encoding standard that enables almost all of the written languages in the world to be represented by using a single character set.
Microsoft Office InfoPath
Font Specifies a text font whose character set will be used to insert symbols and special characters. In the box, select a font name.
Subset Specifies a subset of special characters for the selected font, if available. A font subset can include an extended list of language characters, such as Greek or Russian (Cyrillic), or a category of characters, such as Currency Symbols. In the box, select a subset name.
Symbol list Represents the full list of symbols that can be inserted from the selected Font and Subset.
Recently used symbols Lists the most frequently used symbols that have been inserted.
Description Provides a meaningful description of the selected symbol. For example, if the £ symbol is selected, the description will appear as POUND SIGN.
Character Code Displays or accepts input of a unique code representing a symbol.
from Specifies the character set on which the character code is based on. ASCII is a character-encoding standard based on the English alphabet. Unicode is a character-encoding standard that enables almost all of the written languages in the world to be represented by using a single character set.
Microsoft Office Visio
Font Specifies a text font whose character set will be used to insert symbols and special characters. In the box, select a font name.
Subset Specifies a subset of special characters for the selected font, if available. A font subset can include an extended list of language characters, such as Greek or Russian (Cyrillic), or a category of characters, such as Currency Symbols. In the box, select a subset name.
Symbol list Represents the full list of symbols that can be inserted from the selected Font and Subset.
Recently used symbols Lists the most frequently used symbols that have been inserted.
Description Provides a meaningful description of the selected symbol. For example, if the £ symbol is selected, the description will appear as POUND SIGN.
Character Code Displays or accepts input of a unique code representing a symbol.
from Specifies the character set on which the character code is based on. ASCII is a character-encoding standard based on the English alphabet. Unicode is a character-encoding standard that enables almost all of the written languages in the world to be represented by using a single character set.