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Old 10-07-2014, 02:09 AM
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I have a wingding check mark that is the size and color of the font being used. I would like to increase the size of just the check mark, not the existing text. And also change the color of just the check mark.

As a note, I should mention that I have set up the wingding check mark as an auto correction entry with the letter "z".

I have tried entering the code number for the wingding (254) and also 0254 with the carat ^0254 in the replace field along with the font formatting as size 18 replaced with size 24 and the color I have chosen, but it doesn't work.


I have also tried pasting in the actual check marks from the document into the find and replace fields, but this does not work either.
I have even tried placing the auto correct letter "z" into the fields, but it does not work.

What is the solution?
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See http://word.mvps.org/fAQs/MacrosVBA/...aceSymbols.htm
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Ok, I'm doing a sort of redirect because I found a YouTube video on creating macros.
I would like to create the wingding symbol as a macro, but when I start recording I cannot highlight/select the wingding symbol, therefore, I cannot adjust the size or color.
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If you want to insert the symbol with a macro then and format it as 24 point red then

Code:
Sub InsertCheck()
Dim oRng As Range
    Set oRng = Selection.Range
    oRng.InsertSymbol _
            Font:="Wingdings", _
            CharacterNumber:=-3842, _
            Unicode:=True
    oRng.End = oRng.End + 1
    oRng.Font.ColorIndex = wdRed
    oRng.Font.Size = 24
    oRng.Collapse wdCollapseEnd
    oRng.Select
    Selection.Font.Reset
End Sub
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Thanks for that information, but absolutely just started the 'macro' workaround idea of things.

I have gathered a few tips from YouTube tutorials; like the Developers tab, how to macro enable a document (.docm), how to record a simple macro (this one sticks at highlighting/selecting text, so can't modify font format), the macro settings in the Trust Center section of backstage view, and that there is something called VB/VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), but that in Microsoft Word 2013 support of 3rd party apps was discontinued.

This brings me to a couple of quick questions. When recording a macro, I guess the document does not need to be macro enabled or is it just needs to be macro enabled in the Trust Center? When does a document need to be macro enabled, as in go to "file" and then "save as" (.docm). Is a document with a macro automatically saved as .docm?

Also, I downloaded the Macros9.dot plugin or template that was mentioned in the article from the response post by gmayor. I notice it seems to be designed for Microsoft Word 97 - 2003. Is it possible to use this application with Word 2013? I wanted to try to use one of its listed macros called "Find Symbol" [Adds the Symbol dialog to Word’s search and replace function]. Since I know nothing of how macros work, I really can't apply this possible solution to my problem; namely, the finding and replacing of a wingding symbol to a larger size and different color.

Finally, I would like to know how and where to apply the information given in the last response post by gmayor, if possible. Totally clueless.
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Start with http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm
If you want to save a macro in a document it must be DOCM, but for preference macros should be saved in templates. By default they are saved in the normal template.
The macros in Macros9.dot can be copied to your normal template and some of them will work. The Find Symbol macro should work.
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