You place your left finger on the alt key and hold it down while typing in on the number keypad 0176 and when you lift your finger off the alt key there you have your beautiful little ° symbol;)
I do not yet know how to use the Character Map, I wish CanMan were able to show me!
Posted By: ricksrealpitbbq
Nov 19 # 12 of 20
It's not working for me, when I get to the 6 a new page opens in my browser :eek:
I guess I can't be one of the cool kids :confused:
Posted By: CanMan
Nov 19 # 13 of 20
Make sure the 'NUM' lock is on before you hold down the ALT key. These are part of the original ASCII keystrokes. Type the numbers from 0128 thru 0255 to find what's there and keep track of them. You have to use the ALT key because there are not enough keys on the QWERTY keyboard to display them as a key.
The "Character Map" is a Windows program and can probably be found in the 'Accessories' section of your Start Menu. I don't know for sure since I always move it right to the front of my start menu since I use it all the time for the symbols I don't have in my head. And you will find that not all fonts are the same. Different font sets have different symbols sets too. Search and you might even find some secret ones that font creators leave behind.
Posted By: Cook Chatty Cathy
Nov 19 # 14 of 20
CanMan wrote:
Make sure the 'NUM' lock is on before you hold down the ALT key. These are part of the original ASCII keystrokes. Type the numbers from 0128 thru 0255 to find what's there and keep track of them. You have to use the ALT key because there are not enough keys on the QWERTY keyboard to display them as a key.
The "Character Map" is a Windows program and can probably be found in the 'Accessories' section of your Start Menu. I don't know for sure since I always move it right to the front of my start menu since I use it all the time for the symbols I don't have in my head. And you will find that not all fonts are the same. Different font sets have different symbols sets too. Search and you might even find some secret ones that font creators leave behind.
I will most def. will try and learn it CanMan! It sounds like a neat feeture to know!
Thanks for the infor for the alt key & number pad! I most def. like knowing more about the capabilities of my computer!
Posted By: Cook Chatty Cathy
Nov 19 # 15 of 20
Old way= five cents New way= .05¢ I have always wanted to do that:)