[bksvol-discuss] Re: non keyboard character help please
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:00:09 -0800
Hi Melissa!
Thanks for this link! I'm saving this one for sure! Great info! Thanks
again!
Mayrie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Melissa Smith
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:26 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: non keyboard character help please
Very true, and here is a link where you can find the codes for all the
symbols you may need.
http://www.ascii-code.com/
Melissa Smith
On 1/12/2011 11:00 AM, Evan Reese wrote:
> You can also obtain nonkeyboard characters by making sure your numlock
> key is on, then holding down the alt key while entering 0 followed by
> the number of the character on the numeric keypad. For example, to get
> the em dash, simply hold down the alt key and enter 0151 on your
> numpad. The advantage of this method is that it is nonapplication
> specific, so you don't have to remember how to do it in the particular
> application you're using.
>
> Evan
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christina"
> <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 11:11 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: non keyboard character help please
>
>
>> That's a neat trick, Mayrie.
>>
>> This symbol can also be put into the search and replace box by typing
>> in ^ (shift and the 6 key simultaneously) and then a plus sign.
>> Christina
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mayrie ReNae"
>> <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:35 AM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: non keyboard character help please
>>
>>
>> Hi Tracy,
>>
>> You can simply copy that symbol to your clipboard and paste it into
>> the find box of the find and replace dialogue and replace with
>> whatever you want to replace it with. If you want to find the symbol
>> and don't have one to copy, you can press the Jaws insert key and the
>> number 4 in the number row which will bring up a list of characters
>> listed in alphabetical order.
>> When in
>> this list, pressing enter will put the character which you hit enter
>> on into your document. From there, you can search on it in any way
>> you like.
>>
>> Hope that helps.
>>
>> Mayrie
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy
>> Carcione
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 6:12 AM
>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: non keyboard character help please
>>
>> When I need to replace the MDash, I go to the replace dialog,
>> control-h, tab to "more", hit enter, then tab to "special" and arrow
>> down until I find the character I want. Then I hit enter, tab to the
>> "replace with"
>> and put what I want to replace it with. Then, if I feel really
>> confident, I go to "replace all" and let it rip.
>> The "special" list has a couple kinds of dashes, tabs, column
>> breaks...all kinds of things you might wish to find or replace.
>>
>> What I want to know is, how do I find the symbol Jaws reads as
>> "degrees"?
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>> I think this is what you are looking for.
>>> -
>>>
>>> Bob
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Julia
>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 8:51 PM
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] non keyboard character help please
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi List.
>>> I'm working on a book and I need to know how to make a long
>>> dash, in order to replace it with two dashes. I got some of them
>>> when proofing but I forgot to replace them for part of the book.
>>> Kellie gave me this great file that has nonkeyboard characters in
>>> it, and I think the long dash is one of them, but now jaws twelve
>>> won't
>> read
>>> some of them. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>> thanks,
>>> Julia
>>
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