Can't enter alpha character in text

[Stuart Rogers]

On 2013-Jul-19 2:17 PM, Nancy Allison wrote:
> Hi, all. I use FM 10 on a Windows 7 system.
>  I am wasting way, way too much time trying to accomplish a simple 
> thing: I am trying to insert a lower case alpha (looks like a fish, or 
> a lower-case a) into text.
> The key code Numlock-alt-097, provided in the FrameMaker 9 special 
> character set does not work (it comes out as an "x"). I have gone 
> cross-eyed trying to find the character in the Character Palette, 
> which does not seem to provide a way to search for the character.
>

You can make a variable containing \u03B1 and insert it as required, 
provided the font you are using contains that glyph.

HTH,

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Stuart Rogers
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