That Fancy......Thingy http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178 SaphireTategami48 In several books, the end of a section/paragraph/POV, there is a little picture in the middle of the page in between the two sections. How do you make that? (or should I even worry about that at all? (I just find it interesting)) Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:13:09 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_864723 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_864723 LizardBoyd77 Well, I enter down and then center ***. I dunno about the picture though. However, for the ***, I've found that Microsoft word counts it as a separate word :) cheating? Probably. Oh well. Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:18:27 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_864791 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_864791 SaphireTategami48 [quote=LizardBoyd77] I've found that Microsoft word counts it as a separate word :) cheating? Probably. Oh well. [/quote] That's just what I need. DX unfortunately. Hey, I'm working on it!! Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:43:01 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_865084 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_865084 Danny Campbell I went into the virtual keyboard and looked for special characters that looked kinda of neat. I ended up using four characters, actually two characters on the left and then mirror images of those characters on the right. Center justified - good to go! And yes, MS Word counts it as a word! I tried pasting them here but they didn't come out right. Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:26:08 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_865588 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_865588 StrictlyTopSecret http://www.noblesoftwaresolutions.com/Tips_And_Tricks/Word/FancyHorizontalLines.htm (Use "Borders and Shading" for the fancy looking horizontal line dividers in MS Word) ~STS~ Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:46:14 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_865847 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_865847 karalianne Moved from Reference Desk. OP noted. Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:00:11 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_866004 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_866004 acover4422 This *** ? That's just shift+8 . Or you can go to Insert>Shapes and there's all sorts in there. They won't count in your word count, either. Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:01:00 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_866017 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_866017 SaphireTategami48 I'm not seeing Insert>Shapes Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:04:41 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_866060 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_866060 SaphireTategami48 I tried it........and none worked :( Thanks, though! I might use that website again sometime Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:11:36 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_866133 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_866133 Generalist You could always claim that it is a word. After all, they are characters that mean something. Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:08:08 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_868261 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_868261 Wonder Do you mean a scene break? In a lot of books they just leave an extra blank line. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:50:08 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_873314 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_873314 Fiona W Saphire: the fancy thingy is called a "dingbat." There are whole dingbat fonts, full of lots of 'em. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:40:29 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_879513 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_879513 SaphireTategami48 "Dingbat"? I've never heard that before.....hmm. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:34:06 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_899693 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_899693 Incandescent Silly name, isn't it? But that's accurate. Most computers have a preloaded font (+ several variations) called "Webdings" with lots of strange symbols to use. Enjoy. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:32:50 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_900731 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_900731 SaphireTategami48 Oh, yeah! I've heard of Webdings. I sometimes mess around with them when I'm bored. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:50:31 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_906789 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_906789 myviolettears Scene breaks in proper manuscript format it is indecated as a hash # I used that for mine, only in word. Scrivener just split it up into scenes all ready. In books it depends on the publishing house, it is their choice to use it in the book of not. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:40:28 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_913830 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_913830 SaphireTategami48 Huh. This is quite an educational thread for me. XD Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:31:00 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_938010 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_938010 reptile_smile It's called a Glyph. Check the Smashwords Style Guide - there's a bit about it in there... Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:05:39 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_943194 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/nano-technology/threads/44178?page=1#forum_thread_comment_943194