Rhino
09-30-2009, 10:51 PM
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Special keyboard characters can be easily done if you know a few simple tricks. First, you need to know a few things about keystroke combinations. A keystroke combination consists of pressing 2 or more keys, where the first or first 2 keys are held down while the last one is struck. Most people are familiar with the CTRL-ALT-DELETE keystroke combo which pops up the "Close Program" or "Task Manager" dialogs in Windows, and will even reboot your computer if done twice. So you see that if it is a 2 keystroke combination, the 1st key is held down, while the 2nd key is struck. A 3 or more key keystroke combo requires you to hold down the first 2 keys while striking the 3rd or more subsequent keys.
Just so you'll know, most Windows installations have a special program just for viewing and copying all keystroke combos. You'll probably find it under ACCESSORIES as Character Map (some may need to look in System Tools as well). Alternatively, you can click the START button, then click RUN, and type in CHARMAP. Then click the OK button. This program will allow you to see all the available characters for the selected font. Holding the mouse down on a character will enlarge it so you can better view it. Double-clicking a character will toss it up into the copy window. When you have the character(s) you wish to copy in the window, click the COPY button, so that you can paste it into your post. You should choose commonly used fonts or you will post something that only you and whoever else happens to have that font character on their computers, can see. Times New Roman and Arial are safe bets. Below is a snapshot of Character Map:
http://www.freeconservatives.com/help/charmap.gif
Please note that the keystroke combination is also shown right here ^. This stroke combination indicates that by holding down the ALT key, and then sequentially striking 0169, then letting go of the ALT key, will produce the © special keyboard character.
Now that you know how to use keystroke combinations, here a few of the more common ones:
(all font characters require you hold down the ALT key while striking 4 numbers)
© Alt+0169
® Alt+0174
(tm) Alt+0153
¢ Alt+0162
¿ Alt+0191
¼ Alt+0188
½ Alt+0189
¾ Alt+0190
° Alt+0176
± Alt+0177
² Alt+0178
³ Alt+0179
¹ Alt+0185
NOTE: Images in this post were captured using Internet Explorer 6 and the
Patriot Forum Skin. Your display may differ slightly if using a different
browser or forum skin, but the content should be essentially the same.
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Special keyboard characters can be easily done if you know a few simple tricks. First, you need to know a few things about keystroke combinations. A keystroke combination consists of pressing 2 or more keys, where the first or first 2 keys are held down while the last one is struck. Most people are familiar with the CTRL-ALT-DELETE keystroke combo which pops up the "Close Program" or "Task Manager" dialogs in Windows, and will even reboot your computer if done twice. So you see that if it is a 2 keystroke combination, the 1st key is held down, while the 2nd key is struck. A 3 or more key keystroke combo requires you to hold down the first 2 keys while striking the 3rd or more subsequent keys.
Just so you'll know, most Windows installations have a special program just for viewing and copying all keystroke combos. You'll probably find it under ACCESSORIES as Character Map (some may need to look in System Tools as well). Alternatively, you can click the START button, then click RUN, and type in CHARMAP. Then click the OK button. This program will allow you to see all the available characters for the selected font. Holding the mouse down on a character will enlarge it so you can better view it. Double-clicking a character will toss it up into the copy window. When you have the character(s) you wish to copy in the window, click the COPY button, so that you can paste it into your post. You should choose commonly used fonts or you will post something that only you and whoever else happens to have that font character on their computers, can see. Times New Roman and Arial are safe bets. Below is a snapshot of Character Map:
http://www.freeconservatives.com/help/charmap.gif
Please note that the keystroke combination is also shown right here ^. This stroke combination indicates that by holding down the ALT key, and then sequentially striking 0169, then letting go of the ALT key, will produce the © special keyboard character.
Now that you know how to use keystroke combinations, here a few of the more common ones:
(all font characters require you hold down the ALT key while striking 4 numbers)
© Alt+0169
® Alt+0174
(tm) Alt+0153
¢ Alt+0162
¿ Alt+0191
¼ Alt+0188
½ Alt+0189
¾ Alt+0190
° Alt+0176
± Alt+0177
² Alt+0178
³ Alt+0179
¹ Alt+0185