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  • trouble pasting charmap symbol into Photoshop cs3 text box

    Posted by Alexis Apfelbaum on March 2, 2010 at 4:22 am

    Hi – am having trouble pasting charmap symbol ( maths division symbol) into the text box in Photoshop Cs3. it pastes a strange squiggle instead… tried the select and copy then edit and paste but still get the squiggle only. Help! please…alexis

    Alexis Apfelbaum replied 16 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Paul Benson

    March 2, 2010 at 11:26 pm

    Trying to read between the lines, you are using the charmap app to get the symbol, then I assume you are pasting it in. Make sure the font in PS matches the font you are using in charmap. Pasting does not necessarily copy the font type.

    Pauley

  • Alexis Apfelbaum

    March 3, 2010 at 11:41 pm

    thanks – that’s the trick!

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