Hi Melissa! Thanks for this link! I'm saving this one for sure! Great info! Thanks again! Mayrie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [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. 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