Symbols in Excel

[Doug MacDonald]

In MS Word it is possible to go to the Insert menu and
insert a text symbol such as the "Mathematical Operator"
delta (i.e. a triangle).

How can I access that same delta symbol in Excel?

Thanks,

Doug

 

[Loren]

=CHAR(ROW())
paste this formula in a cell. copy down about 250 rows. set font of that
column to wingding. Add other columns for webding, monotype, symbol and
other symbol fonts, with every cell the same formula.

 

[Dave Peterson]

xl2002 has this built in.

But Chip Pearson has a symbolizer addin to make it easier:

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/chars.htm
(look for symbolizer)

And Chip also has a nice "reverse" look at the contents of a cell:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/CellView.htm

(and you could start Windows charmap by Start|Run|type charmap and hit enter.)