Zero With Line Through It

Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Discussion versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may non work for you lot. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Inbound a "Slashed Zero" in Your Document.

Entering a "Slashed Nothing" in Your Document

Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated Dec 16, 2020)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003

For some editing purposes, y'all may have a need to apply a "slashed zero" in your documents. You know—these are the zeros that accept a slash through them. They are often used in technical documents to differentiate the cipher from the capital letter O.

If you have a demand to use this character, you lot have two choices. First, you can find a font that actually uses the slashed aught in it. If you utilise this graphic symbol a lot, this is probably the best long-term solution. If you but demand to employ the graphic symbol periodically, nevertheless, you can follow these steps:

Position the insertion signal where you want the slashed zero to appear.
Press Ctrl+F9. Word inserts field braces.
Blazon "eq \o (0,/)". (You lot should not include the quote marks.)
Press Shift+F9. Give-and-take collapses your field and the slashed zero appears.

WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Give-and-take training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (544) applies to Microsoft Give-and-take 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. You can find a version of this tip for the ribbon interface of Word (Word 2007 and later) here: Entering a "Slashed Zero" in Your Document.

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