The forward slant symbol

[billybob]

I've cut and pasted a large document into word that contains quite a lot of
dates using the forward slant symbol (which I like a lot). This symbol is
one of those that Word doesn't want to let you use. Why not? ....and is
there a work-around? I sure hate to change them all in the document. Right
now the "forward slant" in the document looks like it has been changed to
something else.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Word has no problem at all with the forward slash character in
documents--only in filenames.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Chuck Davis]

-----Original Message-----
I've cut and pasted a large document into word that contains quite a lot of
dates using the forward slant symbol (which I like a lot). This symbol is
one of those that Word doesn't want to let you use. Why not? ....and is
there a work-around? I sure hate to change them all in the document. Right
now the "forward slant" in the document looks like it has been changed to
something else.


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Try pasting into Notepad and then from Notepad to word and
see if that makes a difference. All formatting will be
removed...