I am pretty computer literate, but AI is not a user friendly program
with text. I have AI10 and can use it pretty well. But, darned if I can
figure out how to put a bullet between phrases like ABC (bullet)  DEF
(bullet)  GHI. It is probably a simple solution, but I have used my
head, and the HELP portion of AI and just plodding through
possibilities, and I can't figure it out. Microsoft Publisher is much
easier to use. It's no wonder people use it. Adobe should do something
about this one item!!
If anyone has the solution, in nice easy to understand, Publisher type
explanation, I would be grateful. Maybe you should submit this solution
to Adobe for insertion into their HELP program.  ;)
Thanks, Bob

"reefer" <eckswhyzeenospam@aol.com> wrote in message
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>I am pretty computer literate, but AI is not a user friendly program with
>text. I have AI10 and can use it pretty well. But, darned if I can figure
>out how to put a bullet between phrases like ABC (bullet)  DEF (bullet)
>GHI. It is probably a simple solution, but I have used my head, and the
>HELP portion of AI and just plodding through possibilities, and I can't
>figure it out. Microsoft Publisher is much easier to use. It's no wonder
>people use it. Adobe should do something about this one item!!
> If anyone has the solution, in nice easy to understand, Publisher type
> explanation, I would be grateful. Maybe you should submit this solution to
> Adobe for insertion into their HELP program.  ;)
> Thanks, Bob


same as any other program use the ALT key plus the num pad code

such as
ALT (hold down) Use num pad keys and type 0149 for .

if you don't know the codes look them up in
start>accessories>system tools>character map
you can also copy paste symbols from there

On 12/2/05 8:50 AM, reefer commented:

> I am pretty computer literate, but AI is not a user friendly program
> with text. I have AI10 and can use it pretty well. But, darned if I can
> figure out how to put a bullet between phrases like ABC (bullet)  DEF
> (bullet)  GHI. It is probably a simple solution, but I have used my
> head, and the HELP portion of AI and just plodding through
> possibilities, and I can't figure it out. Microsoft Publisher is much
> easier to use. It's no wonder people use it. Adobe should do something
> about this one item!!
> If anyone has the solution, in nice easy to understand, Publisher type
> explanation, I would be grateful. Maybe you should submit this solution
> to Adobe for insertion into their HELP program.  ;)
> Thanks, Bob

Use a font that contains a bullet character?

On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 14:50:49 GMT, reefer <eckswhyzeenospam@aol.com>
wrote:

>I am pretty computer literate, but AI is not a user friendly program
>with text. I have AI10 and can use it pretty well. But, darned if I can
>figure out how to put a bullet between phrases like ABC (bullet)  DEF
>(bullet)  GHI. It is probably a simple solution, but I have used my
>head, and the HELP portion of AI and just plodding through
>possibilities, and I can't figure it out. Microsoft Publisher is much
>easier to use. It's no wonder people use it. Adobe should do something
>about this one item!!
>If anyone has the solution, in nice easy to understand, Publisher type
>explanation, I would be grateful. Maybe you should submit this solution
>to Adobe for insertion into their HELP program.  ;)
>Thanks, Bob

Adobe InDesign and Pagemaker are their page layout software programs.
InDesign has all of the typesetting attributes that you would ever
use. Quark Xpress is a very popular page layout program with
typesetting.

Illustrator has many fine qualities and unrivaled in creating and
manipulating vector artwork and while it does have some typesetting
features, that is not it's main function.

As suggested you can use the Character Map utility to get special
characters in Illustrator. You could also just put a small circle (2pt
X 2pt for example).

In Illustrator CS2 you can access these from the menu, Type > Glyphs

jbl

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"reefer" <eckswhyzeenospam@aol.com> wrote in message
news:dbZjf.3$Yh2.2@trndny01...
>I am pretty computer literate, but AI is not a user friendly program with
>text. I have AI10 and can use it pretty well. But, darned if I can figure
>out how to put a bullet between phrases like ABC (bullet)  DEF (bullet)
>GHI. It is probably a simple solution, but I have used my head, and the
>HELP portion of AI and just plodding through possibilities, and I can't
>figure it out. Microsoft Publisher is much easier to use. It's no wonder
>people use it. Adobe should do something about this one item!!
> If anyone has the solution, in nice easy to understand, Publisher type
> explanation, I would be grateful. Maybe you should submit this solution to
> Adobe for insertion into their HELP program.  ;)
> Thanks, Bob

Or you can try the most blatantly obvious. Leave a couple of spaces between
each of the entries as you type them, then go back and create another object
for the bullets. Duplicate as needed, insert into spaces.

in article dbZjf.3$Yh2.2@trndny01, reefer at eckswhyzeenospam@aol.com wrote
on 12/02/2005 6:50 AM:

>  like ABC (bullet)  DEF
> (bullet)


ABC € DEF €

Easy.

Op Fri, 02 Dec 2005 14:10:58 -0800 schreef "Lon Chaney (Man of 1003
Faces)" <Lon_Chaney_Man_of_1003_Faces@LCMail.com>:

>in article dbZjf.3$Yh2.2@trndny01, reefer at eckswhyzeenospam@aol.com wrote
>on 12/02/2005 6:50 AM:
> 
>
>
>ABC € DEF €
>
>Easy.
>

Naughty me.

Buy a Mac and hit Option (Alt)- 8


--
steg

Simply hold a gun directly to your screen where you want the bullet and fire
as many times as necessary.

Jeez, some people...

"reefer" <eckswhyzeenospam@aol.com> wrote in message
news:dbZjf.3$Yh2.2@trndny01...
>I am pretty computer literate, but AI is not a user friendly program with
>text. I have AI10 and can use it pretty well. But, darned if I can figure
>out how to put a bullet between phrases like ABC (bullet)  DEF (bullet)
>GHI. It is probably a simple solution, but I have used my head, and the
>HELP portion of AI and just plodding through possibilities, and I can't
>figure it out. Microsoft Publisher is much easier to use. It's no wonder
>people use it. Adobe should do something about this one item!!
> If anyone has the solution, in nice easy to understand, Publisher type
> explanation, I would be grateful. Maybe you should submit this solution to
> Adobe for insertion into their HELP program.  ;)
> Thanks, Bob

In article <Iq2dndJ8yo5gqQ_eRVn-pA@comcast.com>, Marc Clamage
<emasary@comcast.net> wrote:

> Simply hold a gun directly to your screen where you want the bullet and fi
re
> as many times as necessary.
>
> Jeez, some people...
>
> "reefer" <eckswhyzeenospam@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:dbZjf.3$Yh2.2@trndny01... 
>
>
on a belgian (or french) keyboard (AZERTY) use alt-shift-full stop,
like this €

I prefer to use '=' after changing the font to to webdings.