The confusing thing is, in the Arial character map the diamond and triangle
do not exist. The Arial code for these two shapes (using =code(cell ref)) is
63 and it shows in the Arial map as a square without fill. Am I missing
something?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Unless you change it, the font for the formula bar is Arial. So no matter what
the cell looks like on the worksheet, it'll appear as Arial in the formula bar.

And you got lucky that you were using Arial for both the triangle and the
diamond.

If you really want to see the star, then you could change that option to show
Wingdings in the formula bar (don't do it--you won't be able to read anything!)

Tools|Options|General Tab|Standard Font
(Restart excel--you'll be prompted)

If you do play with this, make a note of your original settings so you can
change them back easily!

JB wrote:

I inherited a worksheet that uses diamond & triangle symbols. These symbols
display in the cell AND formula bar as a diamond or triangle in Arial font
and both have code 63. I'd like to add a star (Wingdings 171), but my star
displays in the cell as a star, but as << in the formula bar. How can I get
the star to have the same properties as the diamond & triangle--that is
display as the star symbol in arial font?

--

Dave Peterson