(as another side effect of not having the inventor capable computer is that I am stuck on a computer that does not have internet access so I am on a computer over in another office sending this, and I do not have access to what I have in as my macro, sorry. So far all I have tried has resulted in the command just opening ddedit and not typing anything. This key stroke combination works only in text fields (e.g. If you want to enter diameter symbol, open the dimension properties and click tab with pre- and suffix fields and hit CTRL+A,N key combination (N is for diameter symbol, CTRL+A is for special symbol insertion). I want to make a command with macros that will allow me to pick an already placed linear dimension and put a diameter symbol in front of the dim value, and then exit the command. For entering special symbols the CTRL+A key stroke is available. I wasn't sure if this is the right place to post this, but I'm going to give it a shot: This unfortunately means that I do not have the LISP and VBA functionality I use (and abuse) so much. First thing I should say is that where I work I am using Autocad 2007 LT (this company has never had a drafter before and they just hired me fresh out of college, i did convince them to get Inventor and it has arrived but they have not yet gotten me a computer that can run it.).