I have documents that MUST be in Arial. But I need to replace the zeroes with a slashed zero like in Consolas font.
I would really like to use the find/replace function in Word to replace all regular zeroes with slashed zeroes. I have tried to put a different font slashed zero in the substitute with box but it always defaults to the document font and will not slash. I cannot seem to find a slashed zero in symbols, either. (other than a Swedish slashed "O") But that does not look right.



Any suggestions? I have to stay with Arial.

Latin-1 Supplement

ø

Close, but not quite the look I was hoping for:

Ø 5670

The Unicode entity is called “&empty”. The Unicode code is 8709.
It is also used to represent an empty set, a null set, a diameter.
You’ll find it in a subset of Arial Unicode MS (Mathematical Operators).

Ok I found this it looks ok after remove the bold.

1. Position the insertion point where you want the slashed zero to appear.
2. Press Ctrl+F9. Word inserts field braces.
3. Type "eq \o (0,/)". (You should not include the quote marks.)
4. Press Shift+F9. Word collapses your field and the slashed zero appears.

You're done, but I can make it even easier -- instead of going through all those steps every time, add this character to your AutoCorrect list. Do this:

1. Copy the slashed zero.
2. Click the Office button, and then click Word Options.
3. In the Word Options dialog box, click Proofing and click AutoCorrect Options.
4. The slashed zero should already be in the Replace With field. Enter a shortcut, like *0 in the Replace field and click OK.

But Ø is a Capital O with stroke (Unicode 00D8), not a struck-through 0. Kilroy's ø is the small o with stroke (Unicode 00F8). There is no struck-through 0 in Arial. Kilroy's EQ field is about as close as you'll get with a true 0, though you might need to reduce the point size of the / to centre it on the 0.

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So far, no luck. And thank you all so much for your help! I have described myself as a "Digital Dinosaur" and need all the help I can get.

The Ctrl F9, equation, Shft F9 worked to produce a pretty good looking symbol when placed in a new word doc, but when I copy paste into the auto correct it shows up as 0\. the symbol did not show up already in the replace with box as Kilroy suggested.

I tried to enter the equation by copy paste direct into the replace with box, it would not "take".

Is there possibly a way to place the symbol resulting from the equation into the symbols library and then to the autocorrect? As a "custom" symbol?

Select the EQ field you've created as per Kilroy's instructions, with the field code displayed as {EQ \o (0,/)}, and copy the field code. Then proceed as Kilroy suggested, being sure to make the Autotext a formatted one.

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I am further away than before.....

Now, I use Kilroy's method as such. I will try to be as painfully detailed as I can..... Try not to giggle at the Dinosaur!

Opened a clean new Word Doc.

Press Ctrl F9.

Field brackets appear with 2 spaces inside I keep formatting marks on most of the time.

Place cursor inside field brackets and type eq\o(0,/).

Click outside the field brackets then select / highlight the field brackets and the equation inside.

Press Shift F9.

The entire entry deletes!
I tried again, and removed all spaces from within the field brackets.

Now Shift F9 returns "Error"

Tried Macropod's equation, with capital letters for eq and with "show formatting" off.
Shift F9 deletes the entry as in the first example.

I am pretty sure the mistake I am making is one that many of you avoid through experience, or that I am "over-complicating" to make the change. I may not even recognize some of the terminology.

Here is a snip of the autocorrect panel under Options/Proofing that I see:

Well, that didn't work. I guess the snipping tool won't paste in here.
If you could see the autocorrect panel, all boxes are checked, and the radio button for "formatted text" is pressed, and the "with" field has a Paragraph mark in it and will not take any text entry. The "replace" field will take entries. I rather thought that an Arial zero (0) would go there but Kilroy suggested a shortcut (*0)?

Anyway, I am still stumped!

That suggests you've omitted the space between EQ and \o and/or the space between \o and (0,/).

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Hi,
Ø Capital O with / in normal text is as per attached pdf.
ø Latin small o with / in normal text is as per attached pdf.

You can copy the one you need

Then find ??? whatever you need to look for
And replace with ^c
^c pastes whatever you have copied to the clipboard.

Hope this helps.

Attached Files

	latin small 0 with slash.pdf (14.3 KB, 7 views)
	zero with slash.pdf (14.1 KB, 8 views)

Without wanting to place too fine a point on it, both of those options have already been discussed and neither is a slashed 0.

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Just do a workaround.

Change your default fontset to Univers Condensed. It's identical to the arial fonts.

Use <<insert symbol>> to get your slashed zero.

(See attached file)

Attached Files

Slashed.pdf (22.7 KB, 9 views)

Univers Condensed is NOT identical to Arial. Neither is it Arial, which the OP clearly stated is a requirement:
Moreover, Univers Condensed is neither a Windows font nor an Office font and would have to be purchased. The fact it's a non-standard font is also liable to create problems for anyone else to whom the document might be given if they don't have that particular font installed.

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Nukedaddy: Depending on why you want this particular character, maybe you can use the mathematical empty-set character mentioned by Robert2 in post #4. It's Unicode 2205, which you can create by typing 2205,Alt-x.

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