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Old 02-15-2011, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by jdiane318
voila the degree 'º' symbol will appear.
Also helpful for the proper spelling of such words as voilà and appliqué. [img]http://www.pic4ever.com/images/4chsmu1.gif[/img]
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Old 02-15-2011, 01:43 PM
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http://www.danshort.com/ASCIImap/

They are the same as the ASCII codes used in writing html, the old-fashioned way I learned when dinosaurs roamed the earth. They were developed BEFORE laptops, so the keypad was used exclusively to input the codes.
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Old 02-15-2011, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Moonpi
http://www.danshort.com/ASCIImap/

They are the same as the ASCII codes used in writing html, the old-fashioned way I learned when dinosaurs roamed the earth. They were developed BEFORE laptops, so the keypad was used exclusively to input the codes.
Laptops actually have keypads if you know how to use it.
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Old 02-15-2011, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by stewyscrewy
I have the character map in my system but still cant get them to work using the ALT button. I have to open map and click on one I want to use and then copy/paste. not much fun I promise.
Ditto - a bit long winded, so I don't think I will be using it, somehow.
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Old 02-15-2011, 03:06 PM
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Fantastic. This has always driven me mad. Thanks fr the info.
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Old 02-15-2011, 03:09 PM
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To use num pad with a laptop http://www.northlite.net/ps/numpad.htm
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Old 02-15-2011, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by stewyscrewy
I have the character map in my system but still cant get them to work using the ALT button. I have to open map and click on one I want to use and then copy/paste. not much fun I promise.
Same for me too!
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Old 02-15-2011, 06:04 PM
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Here is a link to the "alt codes."

http://alt-codes.org/list/
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Old 02-15-2011, 06:09 PM
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I must be a lazy bum.
I just Google "degree symbol" "1/2 symbol" etc..
and then copy/paste it into whatever I'm typing. 8-)
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º Thanks. ¢
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