Is it possible to put special characters and symbols on a button in the 2010 ribbon using the Custom UI Editor? For example, I'd like to put a division symbol, a less than or equal to symbol, and a greater than or equal to symbol on buttons.
I tried using SnagIt to capture the images I created in Word 2003 as .png files (I don't have PhotoShop), but the quality in 2010 was not good. I was hoping there was a way to use ASCII codes or something. Oh well...
All the icon images I want in 2010 are on custom toolbar buttons I had previously created in Word 2003. I finally got them on the 2010 ribbon, but it took quite awhile to figure out. Here's what I did:
-- Once in Paint, I verified the icon was 16x16 pixels using Image > Attributes (for a small button) and then saved it as a .png file.
-- Next I had to email the file to myself so I could open it in Gimp on my Mac (I have Paint on my work PC and Gimp on my Mac).
-- I opened the image in Gimp and zoomed to 800%.
-- I used the Fuzzy Select tool and clicked in a background area and then selected Edit > Clear to remove the background.
-- Once all background areas in the image were removed, I resaved the file and then exported it as a .png.
-- Next I had to email the updated .png file back to myself to get it on my work PC again.
-- Once back on my PC, I added the image to the Custom UI Editor file and it's on the ribbon looking just as it did in Word 2003 except with a transparent background!
Alot of trial and error, but this finally worked. Whew!