DOCUMENT:Q264046  14-NOV-2000  [word97]
TITLE   :WD97: Cannot Insert Special Character Using a Macro
PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbdta word8 word97

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use a macro to show the Symbol dialog box, you cannot insert a
character from the Special Characters tab. When you attempt to insert a special
character, such as a copyright symbol, the character selected on the Symbols tab
is inserted instead of the specified symbol.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbdta word8 word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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