Apple Symbols Font

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Apple Symbols Font

I am wanting to use Apple Symbols with a graphics application, can anyone advise me how to get them to work in any application (preferably graphics of some sort) other than TextEdit?

I have Fireworks MX, Freehand 10, Inkscape, Gimp, Flash MX, OpenOffice...

Mini Mac 1.5ghz Intel Core Solo, iMac G3 450mhz, Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Jul 28, 2006 4:27 AM

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Answer 1

Tom Gewecke

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Jul 28, 2006 4:47 AM in response to Paul Diaper

Normally you would use the Character Palette (or Greek keyboard layout if you are mainly interested in Greek symbols). See if this note helps:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106731

If there are particular characters you need, let us know what they are, and we might be able to help further.

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Answer 2

Tom Gewecke

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Jul 28, 2006 5:48 AM in response to Paul Diaper

I think it is a font installation issue.
The symbols i want to use are the speaker symbols, a
symbol of a cine camera, a microphone etc.

Not all apps can use everything in every font. You may need to find a different font to get those particular symbols into the apps you mentioned.

What happens exactly when you try to use Character Palette to input them? Are you also unable to select Apple Symbols as the current font in those apps?

PS You might want to ask how to accomplish your objective in the forums for your apps as well, such as

http://www.adobe.com/support/forums/

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Answer 3

Paul Diaper Author

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Jul 28, 2006 5:15 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

I think it is a font installation issue.
The symbols i want to use are the speaker symbols, a symbol of a cine camera, a microphone etc.

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