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    Inserting special symbols between texts in Excel

    Hi Folks,
    I'm trying to insert an arrow within text in excel ( Both up and down) and cant figure out how to do it. I'm trying to put in brief explanations in the excell cells to explain the increase and decrease in financial paramaters.
    For example I'd like to have this explanation in the following cell:
    Location A "Upward arrow" of $80 K expenses due to addl. consultancy fees"..

    Could some one help me please?

    Thanks

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    Re: Inserting special symbols between texts in Excel

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    Re: Inserting special symbols between texts in Excel

    Hi
    Thanks for the response. I'm unable to paste the arrow in the middle of a text string in an excel cell. Tried that
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    Re: Inserting special symbols between texts in Excel

    Sure, you can. Highlight this sentence:

    Location A ↑ of $80 K expenses due to addl. consultancy fees

    then CTRL-C, then select a cell in Excel and click on the formula bar, then CTRL-V to paste it in, then < enter >.

    Hope this helps.

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    Re: Inserting special symbols between texts in Excel

    A couple of other strategies that I use:

    1) Open the Windows character map (in my versions of Windows, it is usually in Programs -> Accessories -> System tools), select the desired font, then find the arrow characters UNICODE characters 2190 through 21A8. Select the desired arrow character -> copy -> paste in Excel.

    2) From Excel (with cursor at position to insert character) Insert -> Symbol -> select font and arrow character -> Insert (I use Excel 2007, not sure where the insert symbol command is in newer versions).

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    https://support.office.com/en-us/art...rs=en-US&ad=US
    https://support.office.com/en-us/art...5-972EE12E50E0
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