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SpecialCharacters,,,[PC]
imagineyourwritingareportoralettertoafriend,andyouaretellingthemitsreallycoldoutside
andwrite
the25mmdiameterthermostatreads3degreescentigradeandithasanaccuracyof
plusorminus1degreecentigrade
whileitsgrammaticallycorrect,itscanbewrittenmoreaccuratelyandfasteras..
the25mmthermostatreads3Candhasanaccuracyof1C
OK,sotheexampleabovemaynotberealistic,butyougettheidea,usingspecialcharacterscan
reducetheamountoftypingyouhavetodo,andgivesyourdocumentaprofessionalappearance.
thereare2basicmethodsforinsertingspecialcharactersTHEHARDWAYandTHEEASYWAY.
TheHardWay
1.ClicktheWINDOWS/STARTbutton
2.NavigatetoAccessories
3.NavigatetoSystemTools
4.Startthe,CharacterMap,
5.Findthesymbolyouwanttouse
6.Copyittotheclipboard
7.Pasteitintoyourdocument.
8.Repeatitems1to7forthenextsymbol
9.YAWN..
TheEasyWay
printoutthelistbelowandkeepithandyforquickreference,itwontbelongbeforeyoudontneed
itanymore.theshortcutsbelowareavailabletomosttexteditingsoftwarepackagesbutthereare
afewexceptions.
The{ALT}+NumberMethod
Themostimportantthingtorememberisthatthefollowingtipsonlyworksonafullsizekeyboard
withNUMLOCKactive,therestiseasy
togetthecharactersdefinedbelowsimplyusetheLEFTHAND{ALT}keyandtypethenumbers
specifiedusingthenumberkeypadontherighthandsideofyourkeyboard.
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={ALT}+0216(diametersymbol)
={ALT}+0176(degreesymbol)
={ALT}+0177(plus&minussymbol)
={ALT}+169(Registeredtrademarksymbol)
?={ALT}+23DA(Earth/Groundsymbol)
TheWordAutoCorrectOption
MicrosoftWord,Excelandmanyotherofficetypeapplicationsareabletoproducethefollowing
charactersbyusingaspecialkeycombinationthatiseasytounderstandandlearn.Theonlything
torememberisthatthetypedtestwillnotchnagetotherequiredsymboluntilAFTERyoupress
the{SAPCEBAR}.forexampleifyoutype(C)andpress{SPECEBAR}youwillget(copyright)
=(C)+{SPACEBAR}(Copyright)
=(R)+{SPACEBAR}(registeredTradeMark)
=(TM)+{SPACEBAR}(TradeMarkUnregistered)
=1/4+{SPACEBAR}(Quarter)
=1/2+{SPACEBAR}(Half)
=3/4+{SPACEBAR}(ThreeQuarters)
Ifyouknowofanymorepleaseletmeknow,Iwilladdthemtothelistandcredityouwiththefind.
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