CS4 Wingdings - "Degree" Symbol?

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05-11-2010, 07:59 AM
Lance Warley

CS4 Wingdings - "Degree" Symbol?

Does anyone know where the Wingding fonts are defined, as far as which letters produce which symbols?

I lucked out in accidentally finding that in Wingding 1 "l" produces a bullet and "q" produces a check box.

I'm trying to find the "degree" symbol, as in 72 degrees F.

Thanks.
05-11-2010, 08:10 AM
Steve Adkins

Wingdings charts

Try this web site for some charts...
http://www.zakie.fsnet.co.uk/ChatRoo...sfontchart.htm

Hope this helps.
Steve
05-11-2010, 08:31 AM
William Malacarne

Not wingdings but in windows you can do it using your numeric keypad.

Have the Num Lock turned on,
and hit ALT 0176

72°

Bill
05-11-2010, 08:34 AM
Lance Warley

Thanks, Steve. But on that site, it provides code, rather than a letter to type to produce the symbol.

For example, to produce "@" it gives you "<font face="Wingdings">@"

I'm looking for something that tells me the letter to type to produce "@". I have no idea what to do with "<font face="Wingdings">@" When I embed "<font face="Wingdings">@" into text, it doesn't transform into the symbol in a manner that, for example, html tags transform.
05-11-2010, 08:36 AM
Lance Warley

Thanks William, but how do you do it if you don't have a numeric keyboard, which I don't?
05-11-2010, 08:39 AM
William Malacarne

If you are using a lap top many of them have a numbers pad integrated into the alphabetical pad. I am not real familiar with it as I don't have a lap top here but I do know many have it. Maybe somewell else can chip in.

Bill
05-11-2010, 08:47 AM
Steve Adkins
You might try this...
4) The last way for inserting a Degree Symbol is via the Windows Character Map Tool.<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P></O:P>
I always use the first or the second option and I suggest you do to but for those who do want to know here is the fourth method.<O:P></O:P>
<O:P></O:P>
- Click on Start<O:P></O:P>
- All Programs<O:P></O:P>
- Select Accessories <O:P></O:P>
- Select System Tools<O:P></O:P>
- and click on Character Map<O:P></O:P>
<O:P></O:P>
http://www.theworldofoffice.com/wp-c...pic5-small.jpg
<O:P></O:P>
When you double click on the symbol it will be copied to you clipboard and you can paste it into your desired program. <O:P></O:P>
05-11-2010, 09:13 AM
Lance Warley

Bingo, Steve!!!!

That worked.

Thank you and thanks everyone for the fast responses.
05-11-2010, 10:13 AM
James Prudente

Quote:

Originally Posted by William Malacarne

If you are using a lap top many of them have a numbers pad integrated into the alphabetical pad. I am not real familiar with it as I don't have a lap top here but I do know many have it. Maybe somewell else can chip in.

Bill

On a laptop key pad press and hold the fn(functon) key and press and hold the alt key and that lets you press the letter keys with the small blue numbers to enter the code. Example fn +alt + MJO9 (0169) will get you the copyright © symbol.
05-11-2010, 10:31 AM
David Thomasson

Another way (because it might lend itself to other uses). Type a lower case o after the degree number. Then select the o
and click the superscript icon in the Character panel.

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9936/degree.gif
05-11-2010, 10:36 AM
Lance Warley

Thanks James and David!!!!!

Now I have a numeric keypad.
05-11-2010, 02:27 PM
Michael Lloyd

Interesting.. I've always used ALT 248 for the degree symbol... I'm on a Mac at the moment. That doesn't work on a Mac and I don't remember how to do it with a Mac.