Thanks everyone for help on this. After fiddling around, both the alt 0176 and the alt 248 work. I also discovered, for those who don't have a number pad, you can type the unicode hex value followed by alt x to enter any symbol you may need. The alt x toggles the symbol, so, if you have a character you want to know the unicode hex value for, place your cursor to the right of it, and press alt x to determine the value. I'm just learning more and more everyday.
Melissa Lori wrote:
Melissa,Make sure Numlock is on and then hold down Alt and enter 2-4-8 on the numberpad. I just tried it using Window-Eyes and it put in degrees.Lori ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa Smith" <mdsmith25@xxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 10:08 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: degree sign shortcut?Okay, this does not seem to be working for me I have a laptop with an external numpad. My understanding of how to do these was to press and hold the alt key while pressing the numbers on the numpad. After pressing the numbers and releasing the alt key there is nothing added to the document. I use WindowEyes, so using the Jaws command for inserting special characters will not work. Is there something different I need to do with a laptop, even though I have an external numpad attached? I have Windows XP SP3 and am using Word XP.Melissa Mystery Train wrote:Alt 0176 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa Smith" <mdsmith25@xxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 7:24 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] degree sign shortcut?Is there a keyboard shortcut for inserting a degree sign? I'm going to be working on some cookbooks, and my keyboard doesn't have a degree sign.Thanks, Melissa To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4600 (20091112) __________The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.comTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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