Can't past from character map

[hutch]

be sure 'clipboard/clipbrd.exe' is activated - ie
go start/run - clipbrd.exe/
or
open msword/edit/click on - clipboard/
then do 'copy/paste - fr/to wherever'
and
take it fr there

hth
God Bless
hutch


>-----Original Message-----
>I want to use some of the neat characters in character
map but every
>time I try all I get when I paste into my Microsoft Works
>word-processing document is a "?" or another type of
character that I
>already have on my regular keyboard.
>
>I am following all the instructions for using the
character map: I am
>selecting the character I want, then I copy it, and then
I try to
>paste it...all to no avail.
>
>Is this a common problem? Any suggestions as to how to
solve it?
>
>Thanks.
>.
>

[Shemp McGurk]

"hutch" > wrote in message >...
> be sure 'clipboard/clipbrd.exe' is activated - ie
> go start/run - clipbrd.exe/

....tried it; still didn't work...

> or
> open msword/edit/click on - clipboard/
> then do 'copy/paste - fr/to wherever'

....although I have msword, there was no "clipboard" option under
"edit" (perhaps because I have an older version of word?)

> and
> take it fr there
>
> hth
> God Bless
> hutch
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I want to use some of the neat characters in character
> map but every
> >time I try all I get when I paste into my Microsoft Works
> >word-processing document is a "?" or another type of
> character that I
> >already have on my regular keyboard.
> >
> >I am following all the instructions for using the
> character map: I am
> >selecting the character I want, then I copy it, and then
> I try to
> >paste it...all to no avail.
> >
> >Is this a common problem? Any suggestions as to how to
> solve it?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >.
> >