WD: Symbol in STYLEREF Field Appears as Opening Parenthesis

ID: Q128990

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a symbol in a paragraph and refer to that paragraph with a STYLEREF field, the symbol may not appear correctly in the STYLEREF field result. Instead, it appears as a "(" symbol (opening parenthesis).

CAUSE

This happens when you insert the symbol and specify any font other than Normal text.

WORKAROUND

There are three ways to make the symbol appear correctly in the STYLEREF field result:

Method 1

Insert the symbol without specifying a particular font. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Insert menu, click Symbol.

2. In the Font box, select (normal text).

3. Select the symbol.

Method 2

If the symbol is in the Special Characters list, use the shortcut keystroke to insert the symbol.

Method 3

With the insertion point in the paragraph you are referring to, hold down the ALT key and type the four-digit ANSI code using the numeric keypad.

Keywords          : word8 kbfield macword98 winword macword word6 word7 word95 word 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.01,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: December 3, 1998