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Post by blackmutt on Feb 16, 2020 3:31:37 GMT
How do I type a degree symbol? Ex.: At -9* F I didn't feel lucky  |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Feb 16, 2020 3:37:24 GMT
You can make the ° on a PC by holding down the <alt> key and punching in 2,4,8.
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Post by cats4jan on Feb 16, 2020 13:05:33 GMT
BTW ... 9°F .... you can make the ° on a PC by holding down the <alt> key and punching in 2,4,8.
alt/option key plus numbers¡ ™ £ ¢ ∞ § ¶ • ª º
9ºFNot exactly how it looks for you - but better than nothingalt/option plus alphabetå∫ç∂´ƒ©˙ˆ∆˚¬µ˜øπœ®ß†¨√∑≈¥ΩGuess I need to use letter K9˚F - a little better but kinda highThanks for getting me to experiment - I've had this Mac for over 5 years and it's the first time I've explored the different keys LOL |
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Post by blackmutt on Feb 16, 2020 13:57:20 GMT
Guess I am not smart enough I didn’t get anywhere. I ended up at the pro board site when I held alt and typed 2 4 8
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Post by pontiac1940 on Feb 16, 2020 15:02:12 GMT
Special alt characters .... link removed.
UPDATE
I've deleted the link for the Alt character website. Something odd happened to it since I look last week. It is all Asian characters now ? ? ?
Clive
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Post by Sepiana on Feb 16, 2020 16:46:30 GMT
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Post by xairbusdriver on Feb 17, 2020 15:31:26 GMT
Try option & shift & 8 (which has the asterisk on the key). There is also the "Show keyboard viewer" on the Mac Menu Bar (usually shows a flag of the country/language you use). Probably operates the same as the function Clive mentioned. Just call up that little window and you should see an interactive graphic that looks like your keyboard (no matter what language you might use). Now just press one of the "modifier" keys (control/alt, option, command/Windows(?)) and you will see the keyboard change with each one or any combination. You should then be able to click on the graphic and see the letter/symbol appear in your document. "Let the computer do the remembering! All you have to do is type the great novel!"  |
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Post by fotofrank on Feb 17, 2020 16:26:16 GMT
The character Viewer on a MAC is Control+Command+Spacebar. You just find and click on what you want.  |
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Post by ritage on Feb 17, 2020 18:07:50 GMT
The above discussion leads me back to something I have often wondered about.
My Fonts panel has Webdings and 3 kinds of Wingdings with many interesting symbols, even amusing ones. But application is hit and miss.
Has anyone ever seen a list or table that shows which keyboard letter produces what?
Rita
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Post by xairbusdriver on Feb 17, 2020 18:40:32 GMT
Has anyone ever seen a list or table that shows which keyboard letter produces what? That kind of list can be much different for every computer ever made. If you don't have the font installed on your computer, the character entered on another one may not show. Every font creator decides which characters will be included. There is no real "standard" except maybe the "normal" characters in a given language. Most operating systems provide a set of fonts but it is very easy to add new ones. Thankfully, most fonts will work on the majority of computers. |
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Post by ritage on Feb 17, 2020 21:17:29 GMT
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Post by Tpgettys on Feb 18, 2020 1:20:47 GMT
You can make the ° on a PC by holding down the <alt> key and punching in 2,4,8. To clarify, the method you describe has a bit more to it pontiac1940 .
You must use the number pad (not the row of number keys across the top of the keyboard) and NumLock must be on.
Some additional fun facts: - When you use this technique you are accessing the OEM code page (code page 437), which is the same on all PCs.
- This is the character set from the early days of computing (before Microsoft Windows even!). Any text that you see when a PC is first booting up, before any other font can be loaded from mass storage, is displayed in this font.
- If you use a leading zero you will be accessing the ANSI code page (code page 1252). For example, alt+0248 gives the character ø
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Post by Sepiana on Feb 23, 2020 23:39:42 GMT
You can make the ° on a PC by holding down the <alt> key and punching in 2,4,8. To clarify, the method you describe has a bit more to it pontiac1940 . You must use the number pad (not the row of number keys across the top of the keyboard) and NumLock must be on. Tom, thanks for this clarification! I was using the wrong number pad and NumLock was off; I couldn't get it to work. Now . . . By George, I think she’s got it!The temperature here is 52°; it feels like 49°. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Feb 24, 2020 4:21:39 GMT
Sorry for not specifying that the Num Locks had to be on. It was mentioned on the special character's linked website in my previous post ... BUT that website has gone odd now so I deleted the link. Try here for a list of characters: tools.oratory.com/altcodes.htmlClive |
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