![]() ![]() If all you're doing is using with Word, the Insert Symbol tool may still be working for you. The Private Use set-up undoubtedly prevents a lot older documents from breaking. ![]() You'll notice that the font in the graphic is set to " Symbol" which is an older pre-Unicode font which was used to insert lots of special mathematical symbols. For instance, when I tried to insert the character ∩ (union) into a document, I noticed that the Insert Symbol palette gave a code point of U+F0C7 instead of the expected U+2229, and yes the U+F0 code is a sign that you are in the Private Use Area.įirst I should say that there is a rationale for this. Like the Windows Character Map and Mac Character Palette, the Insert Symbol tool lets you insert single characters into a document so you can change "P implies Q" to the logical formulation P ⊃ Q or P → Q depending on your symbolism (and you can also switch between "P and Q," P & Q or P ∧ Q).īut.unlike the Windows Character Map/Mac Character Palette, the Insert Symbol tool can take you on a little detour out of standard Unicode and into the Microsoft Private Use Area block - or the block where vendors can define their own characters. ![]() As I said last entry, I'm working on a symbolic logic course and am learning new quirks for dealing with with Unicode logic symbols.and one of them apparently is the Microsoft Word Insert Symbol tool (this is found by going to Insert » Symbol in most versions of Word. ![]()
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