Sometimes to find or replace a Unicode character in Microsoft Word, you need the character's number, as explained in the June 12, 2002, issue of Editorium Update:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.topica.com\/lists\/editorium\/read\/message.html?mid=1710421080<\/p>\n
If you know the name of the character, you can probably look up its Unicode number at Alan Wood's Unicode Resources site:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.hclrss.demon.co.uk\/unicode\/search.html<\/p>\n
But what if you don't know its name? Isn't there a way to find out the number of a Unicode character that's used in your Word document?<\/p>\n
Fortunately, there is. Alan Wood has provided a terrific macro for that purpose, and you can get the macro here:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.hclrss.demon.co.uk\/unicode\/utilities_editors.html#word97<\/p>\n
You may have to scroll down a little (past the first, short macro) to find the macro, which is introduced by the following text: \"The following macro will attempt to identify a single character that you have selected, and display its Unicode decimal character reference.\"<\/p>\n
Don't know how to use such macros? You can find out here.<\/a><\/p>\n I'd recommend that you put the macro on a menu, toolbar button, or keyboard combination for easy access. You can learn how here:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.topica.com\/lists\/editorium\/read\/message.html?mid=1707286867<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.topica.com\/lists\/editorium\/read\/message.html?mid=1707444986<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.topica.com\/lists\/editorium\/read\/message.html?mid=1707100224<\/p>\n (Reader's Write column)<\/p>\n Please note that you must select a character before running the macro. By the way, the macro also identifies ANSI numbers, which makes it a good substitute for the macro in the November 28, 2000, issue of Editorium Update:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.topica.com\/lists\/editorium\/read\/message.html?mid=1704193319<\/p>\n<\/p>\n _________________________________________<\/p>\n READERS WRITE<\/p>\n Melissa Bogen wrote, \"I read with interest your recent newsletter on converting Unicode characters to Quark XPress Tags. Is there a resource you can suggest where I can see a complete list of XPress Tags?\"<\/p>\n There's a particularly well-done list here, in PDF form:<\/p>\n