Symbols not displayed correctly in output

Hi,
I've discovered that the symbol for a micron has been used
throughout a large help project that I've inherited (Symbol font
Alt+0109). The problem is that it looks fine within Robohelp, but
once compiled, it is displayed as an "m". ARGHH!
I can't search for it, as the Search and replace tool also
sees it as an "m".
Is there any way I can either get it to display properly in
the output?
Or is there an easy way to search for it so that I can remove
it, as painstakingly going through each file is going to take for
ever?
Thanks for any ideas.
Regards,
cornish_fi

Hi all
If you want to discover the codes that can be used for
certain characters, try this.
1. Click Start.
2. Click Run.
3. Type
Charmap into the Run Dialog.
4. Click OK and the Windows Character Map applet runs.
5. Select the Font to be used.
6. Locate the character and click the Select button. This
should reveal the keystroke to be used to produce the character.
You simply look in the lower right corner of the dialog to see it.
Here is the bonus. Click the Copy button and the character is
copied to your Windows clipboard. You may now paste it where you
need it.
Cheers... Rick
7.

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