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I am trying to figure out a way to insert a backwards K into my spreadsheet for our softball league. The backwards K is for a strikeout looking, and I have tried the word art thing and it looks stupid. The letter appears in the same cell as the name of the person as well as other K's or backwards K if they have them through the season. It is also linked to the total page so it adds up for each game. I can rotate the letter 90 deg or -90 deg but not 180. Can someone please help with this or create a symbol so I can add it to the cell without the trying to match up word art. Thanks.
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Ahh, I just had an idea.... this is still a two character entry, but it does look something like a backwards K (actually, it looks better in Arial font than whatever font this message is displayed in).
Just type a "greater than symbol" followed immediately by a "pipe symbol"... >|
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Another option - Use Insert --> Symbol, and in the Symbols dialog, choose Ariel for the font and then choose IPA Extensions for the subset. Down just about 4 rows you'll see something that looks quite like an upside down (and backwards) lowercase K. Just to the right of a G with a squiggle at the top followed by a very square H and a kind of lowercase scripted j (has closed loop on bottom).
Same thing is also available in Times New Roman/IPA Extensions. I suspect it's hiding in that subset of several fonts.
If those K's and "backward" K's are all going into their own cells (that is, that is all that will be in the cell), then why not make things easy on yourself and simply use, say, KL for the backward K (standing for strikeout looking)?
Ok, I can do that but then how do i get it into excel as a new symbol. I am not looking to cut and past it. I want it as a symbol in the middle of text.
Ex:
John Smith K K (K) K
All of that is say cell A4 and the (K) should be the backwards K.
Can someone please help with this or create a symbol so I can add it to the cell without the trying to match up word art. Thanks.
Hi,
Can do this using Paint by flipping/rotating... ☺☺☺
~jaeson