[at-l] OK, Wise Ones---

[Cutter]

You can also just select Wingdings2 as a font, just as you would
change any font. Typing R in that font creates a check mark inside a
box. Typing P creates a check mark with no box.


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On Dec 19, 2007 12:02 PM, Linda Patton <lpatton at fsu.edu> wrote:
> It's going to depend on your computer and software.
> I have a PC with Windows XP and here's the directions for that combination:
>
> To open Character Map,
> click Start,
> point to Programs,
> point to Accessories,
> point to System Tools,
> and then click Character Map.
>
> I put a copy of that on my Desktop and named the icon "Special Characters."
> When I open that, I scroll down to font "Wingdings" and there's a check mark
> symbol on the right end of the next-to-last line. Click 'select' and then 'copy'
> and you can paste into a document.
> ~~ eArThworm
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Leslie Booher <lbooher at charter.net>
> Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 11:25 am
>
> > How do you make a check mark on the computer?  The closest I could
> > find was a square root symbol, and I couldn't figure out the
> > instructions for doing that: U+221A.  Low tech here.  And while I
> > have your attention, Merry Christmas, fellow hikers.  May your
> > paths be soft and your packs light.
> >
> > anklebear
>
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