Musical notation

[mike11111]

I have already asked this question under MUSIC, but suspect I might have more luck here.

Does anyone know how to insert the symbol for a flat sign in musical notation using Microsoft Word (2000), if it can be done? I have searched symbols without success.

Many thanks in anticipation

[wildwood]

First make sure the numlock light is on on the keyboard (it normally is), if not press the Numlock key on the number pad. Use the digits on the number pad for codes, not the querty part.

For a flat note type 266d and then press Alt-X, the 266d you typed changs into a flat sign. (these are unicode characters and will work in Word, but not here).

A natural note is 266e and then press Alt-X and a sharp note 266f and then press Alt-X

For the popular ♪ sign you can hold the Alt key down and press 1 on the number pad.
The ♫ comes up if with Alt+14.

[mike11111]

Thanks for your help. I still can't get it to work as when I type in the code it just comes up in the document as plain text and I get no response from the Alt key. I think there must be something wrong with the key on my laptop as when I press Alt+M which is supposed to take me to my home page, nothing happens. Haven't had it 5 minutes! Of course I might be thick and doing something wrong. Very grateful for your time and trouble anyway.

[Ankou]

i can just type 2 6 6 d and then presss alt and x together using my normal laptop keys and it works, so maybe it is your alt key. does it work when you press alt+tab ?

[mike11111]

Tried that, no. I have followed the instructions, including those in the Help Section of Word, but all I get when typing 266d is those characters appearing in the text and no response when I press altX after. Thanks for your help, though.

[tamborine]

Try these with NumLk on using calculator keys on right - more sequences will give more symbols.

Alt Fn + 12 ♀
Alt Fn + 13 ♪
Alt Fn + 14 ♫
Alt Fn + 15 ☼
Alt Fn + 16 ►
Alt Fn + 17 ◄
Alt Fn + 18 ↕
Alt Fn + 19 ‼

[mike11111]

Thanks. That works, but I still can't find the symbol I'm looking for.

[tamborine]

Keep working on the combinations - bit like the lottery ;) Have you looked at wingdings on Word.

[wildwood]

Perhaps I should have been a bit clearer. After typing 266d (which will show as typed in the document) and without adding any spaces, hold down the Alt key while pressing the x key.

[mike11111]

Thanks, but I think I'll give up. I don't think it exists as a character in Word so I feel I've been on a wild goose chase. I have found it on other sites, thanks to the help of others, but the question is rather academic as it is in picture format which will not copy to this site. I was trying to help a poster asking about musical scales - should've just written the word 'flat' in the first place - but it struck me as odd that although there is a # key on the keyboard there is no corresponding flat key (although I realise that # has a different use in the US). Thanks again for all your time and trouble.

[tamborine]

http://www.fontspace....,dingbats,sheet+music

[wildwood]

I don't know why it won't work for you.

I've just opened a new page in Word, typed 266d, then pressed the x while holding the Alt key down, and it works perfectly.

If the actual proper symbol is not that important why not just used a small b ?

[mike11111]

Thanks once again, but I'm afraid it's in picture format and Word won't let me paste it.

[rojash]

I always just use an italicised lower case b for flats

[mike11111]

Thanks for all your help. It must be my PC.

Rojash - brilliant suggestion! Why didn't I think of that?