IPA in spreadsheets (was: antedating "hobo" 1885)

[Herb Stahlke]

Ever since I started using the SILIPA fonts back in the early 90s I've
used IPA regularly in spreadsheets and documents.  The keying
sequences become seccond nature, and it takes no more keystrokes than
Tom's system.

Herb

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 7:53 AM, David Bowie <db.list at pmpkn.net> wrote:
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> From:    Tom Zurinskas <truespel at HOTMAIL.COM>
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>> Has anyone used IPA in spreadsheets?
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> I used a modified IPA in my Excel spreadsheets beginning while i was in
> grad school, in the mid-90s. I've been using actual real IPA in my Excel
> and (less often) Calc spreadsheets since 2000 or 2001. I don't know when
> i started using Unicode fonts to use IPA symbols in spreadsheets, but
> it's been several years now. It's pretty transparent once you get used
> to it, really.
>
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