How to put symbol characters in email messages or documents

Click Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools and click Character Map or on Vista click Start and type charmap in the Search box. Select the font in the drop-down box at the top. Scroll through the symbols to find the one you want to use (for example: ©). You can double click the character and click Copy, then paste it into your document. But a faster way if you’re going to use the same characters often is to note and memorize the keystroke shown in the lower right corner (for example, ALT+0169 for the Copyright symbol). Then when you want to insert that character in the future, just type the keystroke combination instead of going to the Character Map. Some characters are not available in some fonts.

Office Online File Converters and Viewers

With the help of converters and viewers  you can share your  Office files with people who have different versions of Office programs, or even with people who don’t have Office installed.

Converters allow you to open files created by people using different versions of your Office programs.

Viewers provide a means for people who don’t have Office programs to see your work. You can provide them with the appropriate viewer along with your Office files.

Go to this site for your Converter or Viewer:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/HA010449811033.aspx