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Subject: Symbolic Logic Symbols in Microsoft Word
Category: Science > Math
Asked by: xander24-ga
List Price: $5.00
Posted: 09 Oct 2005 18:05 PDT
Expires: 08 Nov 2005 17:05 PST
Question ID: 578314
Hi,

I'm writing a technical philosophy paper in MS Word (XP Home Office
2002 edition), and I need to be able to construct arguments using
quantifier and modal logic.

I know about the "Insert Symbol..." option from the insert menu, but
most of the symbols that I need aren't in the symbol menu (not even
under the "mathematical operators subcategory") on my machine.

Here's what I need (at minimum):
--Existential and universal quantifier symbol (backwards E and upside-down A)
--Conditional symbol (Sideways U). 
--Modal operators (box and diamond).

I believe that other symbols I might need are already on the keyboard
or in the existing symbols menu.

Good answers:
--How to do this using existing options in Word
--The location of a small, simple, and free dowload that would add the
relevant symbols

Bad answers:
--A grotesquely huge software package (shouldn't be necesary for
something so simple)
--A dowload that costs money
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Subject: Re: Symbolic Logic Symbols in Microsoft Word
From: wwwsurfer-ga on 09 Oct 2005 18:14 PDT
 
You can simply use Character Map, a free included program of Windows.

It is located at Start Menu > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map

When it loads you will see all the characters for each font, choose
the 'Symbol' font from the drop down menu. After you select the
character, press the 'select' button and copy it for easy pasting into
Word.

I believe this is your answer!
-wwwsurfer
Subject: Re: Symbolic Logic Symbols in Microsoft Word
From: pinkfreud-ga on 09 Oct 2005 19:39 PDT
 
There's useful info on this page, including some nifty GIFs:

http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/writing/logicsym.htm
Subject: Re: Symbolic Logic Symbols in Microsoft Word
From: xander24-ga on 09 Oct 2005 20:25 PDT
 
Well that answers it.  Thanks to both of you.

I suspected those symbols were somewhere in Windows, I just didn't
know where to look.

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