Hi CFE,

If your font is set as Arial or Times New Roman or quite a few others,
Hold down the Alt key and type 1 on the number pad and let go of the Alt key
Alt+2 is another variation.

There is also lots of others in Wingdings and Webdings etc. To access these
go to StartProgramsAccessoriesSystem ToolsCharacter Map
There isn't any shortcut keys to get most of these symbols, but once you
have
the ones you need, you can copy and paste them to where you want.

HTH
Martin


"CFE" wrote in message
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I am trying to create a list in excel where my drop down items will be
smileys or symbols of various colors instead of text. Is that possible?