Today the Windows team released an update which adds support for the symbol for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2. You can find more information about the update at. What Does This Update Mean for Office Users?

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This update will allow users to input, view, print, and use the new symbol as the default symbol for data formatted as Indian currency, such as in Access fields, Excel cells, or the currency column in SharePoint lists. The Windows update touches three main areas that will help Office users. Updates the following font families: Microsoft Sans Serif, Times New Roman, Arial, Segoe, and Tahoma. Updates the 13 Indic local keyboards to input the rupee using the Ctrl+Shift+4. On the new English (India) keyboard, the AltGr+4 key combination will input the new symbol. Updates the locale information so that the new symbol is automatically used for items formatted as currency, such as in Access fields, Excel cells, or the currency column in SharePoint lists.

Typing the Rupee Symbol If you don’t have a keyboard that supports the rupee symbol, you can insert the rupee currency symbol by using one of the following methods. Using Alt-X Type 20B9, and then hold down the ALT key and press X. (Supported by OneNote, and Outlook WordMail, and Word.) Important: Some of the Microsoft Office programs, such as PowerPoint and InfoPath, cannot convert Unicode codes to characters. If you need a Unicode character and are using one of the programs that doesn't support Unicode characters, use the to enter the character(s) that you need. Insert Symbol Supported by Excel, InfoPath, OneNote, Outlook WordMail, PowerPoint, Publisher, SharePoint Designer, and Word Insert a symbol 1. Click where you want to insert the symbol.

On the Insert tab, in the Symbols group, click Symbol. Do one of the following: Click the symbol that you want in the drop-down list. If the symbol that you want to insert is not in the list, click More Symbols.

In the Font box, click the font that you want, click the symbol that you want to insert, and then click Insert. Note If you are using an expanded font, such as Arial or Times New Roman, the Subset list appears. Use this list to choose from an extended list of language characters, including Greek and Russian (Cyrillic), if available. Word resume assistant.

Using Character Map Character Map is a program built into Microsoft Windows that enables you to view the characters that are available in a selected font. Using Character Map, you can copy individual characters or a group of characters to the Clipboard and paste them into any program that can display them. For more information about the Character Map, see. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Character Map. To select a character in the Character Map, click the character, click Select, click the right mouse button in your document where you want the character, and then click Paste. Printing the Rupee Currency Symbol If your printer does not have the rupee currency symbol in any of its resident fonts, a box will be printed instead of the rupee currency symbol. Contact your printer vendor to find out how to get updated printer fonts that include the rupee currency symbol.