Sharps, Flats, and Naturals as text in Word

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	Started by David Palmquist on 2005-09-16 23:48:48
PC Magazine tells you how to enter Sharps, Flats, and Naturals as text in Word documents here: http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-2093-5-55-74092-241664-0-0-0-1 I found the alphanumeric keying didn't work for me, but the insert symbol command can find a lot of symbols we might like to use in a non-NWC environment.
	Reply 1 by Lawrie Pardy on 2005-09-16 23:53:10
G'day David, it worked for me BUT I had to experiment a little - what you need to do is type in the number - E.G. 266d - then press <Alt-X>
	Reply 2 by Peter Edwards on 2005-09-17 06:02:43
Alt-X doesn't work in Office 2000, but it does in 2003. Sadly however I can't find a font with characters at 266d, e and f so it's not much use anyway!
	Reply 3 by Robert A. on 2005-09-17 08:13:28
Did you know that MS Word allows font embedding? And, did you know that useful symbols (not at those code locations) can be found in some of my music fonts)?
	Reply 4 by Doblar on 2005-09-17 10:08:09
How to allow font embedding in Word? I can/t find it.
	Reply 5 by M. Bed on 2005-09-17 13:35:16
In Word 97, it's at Tools > Options > Save (tab) > Embed True Type fonts.
	Reply 6 by Doblar on 2005-09-17 20:10:15
It works quite good. Now colleagues see really what I write. Thanks you.
	Reply 7 by llucyy on 2005-09-17 23:53:08
Don't see what the problem is, after all in Word if you type d and select NWCV15 font you get sharp, e natural and f flat.
	Reply 8 by Lawrie Pardy on 2005-09-18 00:04:08
Hi llucyy, not everyone has an NWC font... :) Lawrie
	Reply 9 by M. Bed on 2005-09-18 09:54:15
Even if you do have the NWC font, its alignment relative to surroundings may not be the same as with ordinary text, if what you are trying to do is add the accidentals within a stream of (say) Times New Roman. The NWC font is intended for use within NWC.
	Reply 10 by Rob den Heijer on 2005-09-18 15:53:10
At least the Insert Symbol-trick works fine. The symbols we're after are at the bottom, a bit to the left.
	Reply 11 by David Palmquist on 2005-09-18 19:11:54
For those who can't get the numeric code to work, you could just find the appropriate symbols, insert them in a blank word document, and save it. Then when you need the symbol, open the file and copy it into your document. Might be easier than trying to remember which font had it.