Range.InsertSymbol Method (Word)

Inserts a symbol in place of the specified range.

Syntax

expression .InsertSymbol(CharacterNumber, Font, Unicode, Bias)

expression Required. A variable that represents a Range object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

CharacterNumber

Required

Long

The character number for the specified symbol. This value will always be the sum of 31 and the number that corresponds to the position of the symbol in the table of symbols (counting from left to right). For example, to specify a delta character at position 37 in the table of symbols in the Symbol font, set CharacterNumber to 68.

Font

Optional

Variant

The name of the font that contains the symbol.

Unicode

Optional

Variant

True to insert the unicode character specified by CharacterNumber; False to insert the ANSI character specified by CharacterNumber. The default value is False.

Bias

Optional

Variant

Sets the font bias for symbols. This argument is useful for setting the correct font bias for East Asian characters. Can be one of the WdFontBias constants. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.

Remarks

If you don't want to replace the range, use the Collapse method before you use this method.

Example

This example inserts a double-headed arrow at the end of the document.

With ActiveDocument.Range 
 .Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseStart 
 .InsertSymbol CharacterNumber:=171, _ 
 Font:="Symbol", Unicode:=False 
End With

See Also

Concepts

Range Object

Range Object Members