Glad to know you all like the symbols, here are some more.
Honestly, you can sit and play around and find all kinds of things to do with the keys.
Remember to push Alt and hold while pressing the numbers.

171-½
172-¼
123-{
125-}
13 -♪
3 -♥

Hope you enjoy these, too. Isn't it nice to learn something new every day. That is what I learn on this board everyday.

♥ Thanks, I love the heart.

♥ ♪ ½ ¼ This is too much fun, I'm supposed to be vacuuming!!

let's see if this works

How fun! I had wondered how some could get these symbols in with their text :D

Not for me. :cry:

Jan in VA

I tried and don't seem to get anything. Hold down the ALT key and press the numbers? Doesn't seem to work for me.

Perhaps it only works with later programmes, I have Windows XP on my notebook.

Now I have to try it
Nope nothing!!º
That worke but I have to use the numbers Keypad♥

I use the degree one all the time, it's alt 0176. There's an alt character map in accessories>system tools in your list of programs. I like the heart! ♥

at one time, in the long ago past, you needed to enable a "keyboard" shortcuts thingy in your word processing program...don't know if that is still the case or not but if so, could be the reason some people can make it work and some others can't

½½♥ It works for me if I use the numbers on the right of the keyboard. It doesn't work if i use the numbers going across the keyboard above the letters♥ ¼ ♪ :)

Go to Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Character Map on any Windows based system for the codes for thousands of characters, symbols, signs, foreign language letters and accents, designs, all kinds of things. It's been there since at least back to Win 95, maybe before.

Some rely on using a different font so they may not work here where we have no choice. Try them in Word or whatever you have as a document program on your computer if they don't work here.

♥ Works for me. I love the ♥

Thank you.

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Wish I had known this for Valentine's Day ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

But thanks, I'm sure I'll be using them anyway! ♣ ♠ ♥ ♦
(That's Alt-3,4,5,6 - I discovered by hitting the wrong keys)

º ¢ ½ ¼ { } ♪ ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠
They work for me.

♥♥♥♥☺☺☻☺☺♦♣♠○◘•

I did it!

Not sure what this is all about? :oops:

HAHA!! Me too!!

They are ways to make certain symbols in your typing.

You have to use the number pad. On a notebook/laptop you do that this way: http://www.northlite.net/ps/numpad.htm

I have an iMac and ALT 3 gives me £
Here is ALT 1-0: ¡™£¢∞§¶•ªº

œ∑´®†¥¨ˆøπåß∂ƒ©˙∆˚¬Ω≈ç√∫˜µ≤≥…æ÷“‘«≠–

lol
I am easily amused, as you can see....

I tried it and everything got smaller, HELP

Have no fear, it will still need it later and you will be able to put it off longer the next time. I am pretty confident there are no vacuuming police either. Think of it as stretching exercise after sitting at the computer.

It is nice to learn something each day. And they say you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

thanks again. on a mac it is different. you nly have to do alt and one character not three. i will be experimenting.

Thanks

thank you

nope, nuthin on windows 7 poo

New here, and should introduce myself, but I was reading and wondered: Is your number pad turned on? (Alt+ 167 will only work if it is.

How neat....but mine won't do it! I have XP also and am computer challenged so is there a special something you have to do to make it work?

♪♪♪{}¢{ Yehhaaaaa! I've found a new toy!!!!Everytime I try to make the degree mark it makes a smiley face and sends me back to my home page. gotta work on this. I need that one for my recipes.

Does not work for me. I have Vista.

http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/ALTchrc.html

Here's a web site for lots of ALT characters. I didn't know it was in "tools" --- thanks!

I teach Spanish, so I use letters with accents all the time:

alt 0191 = ¿
alt 0225 = á
alt 0233 = é
alt 0237 = í
alt 0243 = ó
alt 0250 = ú
alt 0241 = ñ

This one: alt 0233 = é might be good for people who do appliqué. Make sure if you're using a regular keyboard (not a laptop) that you have the number lock on for the numbers on the right hand side.

I didn't either. Had two friends share the info on the º and ¢, and didn't know about this page. I never expected such a response in my life but sharing something that helps us all was my only intent. Have printed off the sheet and will be having fun. Thanks for the link.

Thank YOU Diane ---- we all learned something fun this morning!

THANK YOU....THANK YOU this works for XP just remember to press the alt key, then the number, release the alt key and there you have it ♥♥♥♥

jdiane318...THANK YOU for showing us computer challenged how to do something fun, new and exciting. I am going to have so much fun with this ☺☺

♥ I love it.

Me either! Edie

♥♦♣♠ this is fun!!! :)