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October 21, 2015
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Symbols in Paragraph Designer

  • October 21, 2015
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I have a request from marketing to add some different markings to the manuals that we produce.  They want to see something like Bullets, but not round dots.  Is there a way to add other symbols into the Paragraph Designer?

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Correct answer Bob_Niland

re: They want to see something like Bullets, but not round dots.

In the Numbering properties tab for the initial and subsequent auto-numbered tag (by default usually Bulleted), change the "\b" default bullet building block to whatever Unicode character you want, such as "\u25ba" (►), assuming your font populates the glyph desired.

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Bob_Niland
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Community Expert
October 21, 2015

re: They want to see something like Bullets, but not round dots.

In the Numbering properties tab for the initial and subsequent auto-numbered tag (by default usually Bulleted), change the "\b" default bullet building block to whatever Unicode character you want, such as "\u25ba" (►), assuming your font populates the glyph desired.

Brian7Author
Inspiring
October 21, 2015

How can I verify if the glyph I want is available?  If I find that it's not there, how can I add it?

Arnis Gubins
Inspiring
October 21, 2015

Just enter the glyph's unicode value in any FM document to see if it shows up or use an application like PopChar to see what is available in your fonts.

Adding a glyph to a font involves using a font design tool and may also be a violation of your font's licensing. Otherwise, look for fonts that contain the desired symbol(s).