[UniMacTech] Symbols in Word on Mac and PC

[Adrian Smith]

On 11/03/2009, at 5:27 PM, Allan Gadsby wrote:

>
> Hi folks
> We have a user writing grant applications in both Word 2007 on a PC  
> and Word
> 2007 on a MacBook but some of the symbols are disappearing when  
> switching
> from on the other. If she uses the Greek ϒ, for example, in Word  
> 2008 then
> opens in Word 2007, the symbol is replaced with a box, and the same  
> happens
> the other way, and for some other symbols, too. I have found a few  
> threads
> on Google, but no real solutions, apart from using LaTex or PDF. The  
> grant
> has to be submitted as a Word doc, apparently.
> Has anyone found a way around this?
> Thanks
> Al
>
> -- 
> Allan Gadsby
> Technical Support Officer.
> Central Queensland University


How are the greek characters being inserted?  Which fonts are you using?

Regards,

Adrian Smith
Centenary Institute, Sydney, Australia