Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre Writer - special characters

The hexidecimal unicodes can also be used in Windows with a registry edit:
   Add HKEY_Current_User/Control Panel/Input Method, set EnableHexNumpad to
"1"
   If adding use New > String Value, Type = REG_SZ.

After the registry change
   Press & hold Alt; Press '+' on number pad; enter code; release Alt.

Probably a web search would provide a better explanation.
The main thing is that the same codes can be used on both platforms.

On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 12:38 PM, Dave <noreply@tasit.net> wrote:

> On 06.05.2017 17:38, charles meyer wrote:
> > In MS Word the prescription symbol is 211E.
> >
> > In special characters I typed in 211E in the Decimal box but did not get
> > the prescription symbol.
> >
> > Aren’t hexicodes standard so Libre Writer should match MS Word?
> >
> > Is there a quick way when you’re in a document you can type something
> like
> > hold down the Alt key and type in 211 on the numeric pad and get the
> > prescription symbol?
> >
> > Not using a search engine (Google, Yahoo), is there a way in Libre Writer
> > to type in the words “prescription symbol” and it will find the symbol?
> >
> > Or when you’re looking for an unusual symbol, you must Google it to
> > ascertain it’s hexicode unicode, etc.?
> >
> > Otherwise, you’d had to scroll through every symbol chart to find it.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Charles.
>
> See the answer to your question here:
> https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=87787
>
> Basically, Writer (just like Word) uses the fonts installed on your
> system. If the font you are using contains the required character,
> Writer will display the 211E symbol in exactly the same way as Word.
>
> Regards
> Dave
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