typing a □ in MS Word

[kylefoley76]

We've tried really hard to figure out how to type □ in Word. No one can figure it out. Here's the thread that I started, maybe someone here will know how to do it.


http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...4d5-9907-8414b27c3b74?page=1&tm=1325917759897

 

[xenou]

As noted by Jay Freedman in the thread above, the unicode character (27E1) you provided displays a diamond in cambria font. You must find a character that is a square.

For example:
Selection.TypeText Text:=ChrW(&H25A1)

 

[kylefoley76]

Well, I can't find it.

 

[xenou]

25A1 is one - did you try it? From the keyboard you type Alt 09633. Search the Insert Symbol dialog for characters - it will also show the Hex value at the bottom.

 

[kylefoley76]

I don't know what a hex value is. I found the symbol on the insert dialogue box but i can't find out how to read what character it is.

 

[xenou]

See the image link below. The selected symbol is a square, and its hex value is shown at the bottom of the symbol dialog box (In Word this is under Insert | Symbol):

http://www.northernocean.net/etc/mrexcel/20120108_capture.png

In your macro you would use the hex value by adding a &H to it with the unicode character function ChrW():
Selection.TypeText Text:=ChrW(&H25A1)

 

[kylefoley76]

weird. i tried that before and it didn't work, but now it does. thanks for your help.