Special Characters - how?

Hello!
I switched from a MacBook to a PC. On the Mac, I was able to type "special"
characters (i.e. accented characters, the section symbol, etc) using a
combination of the Apple key and a letter. How do I type special characters
with Windows Vista? How do I type the section symbole (obviously, I can't
type it here to show as an example)?

thanks,

mike

Hi Mike,

Click start, type CHARMAP and hit <enter> to open the character map. Click
on a character, and you can either copy/paste it or use the keystroke
indicated on the lower right (usually alt+number combination). EG: alt+0169
is a copyright symbol or ©.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"euroeddie" <edrich@web.de> wrote in message
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> Hello!
> I switched from a MacBook to a PC. On the Mac, I was able to type
> "special" characters (i.e. accented characters, the section symbol, etc)
> using a combination of the Apple key and a letter. How do I type special
> characters with Windows Vista? How do I type the section symbole
> (obviously, I can't type it here to show as an example)?
>
> thanks,
>
> mike

As Rick says but note that you must use the Numeric Keypad to enter the
numbers -- a nuisance if you have a laptop without one.

Luckily with a laptop you can buy a USB connected KEypad ......

euroeddie wrote:
> Hello!
> I switched from a MacBook to a PC. On the Mac, I was able to type
> "special" characters (i.e. accented characters, the section symbol, etc)
> using a combination of the Apple key and a letter. How do I type special
> characters with Windows Vista? How do I type the section symbole
> (obviously, I can't type it here to show as an example)?
>
> thanks,
>
> mike
Try here:

http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/...ts/codealt.html

Of course you'll need the use of a numeric keypad.
Frank

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from 0032 to 0255.

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"Frank" <fb@nospamm.cmm> wrote in message
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> euroeddie wrote:
>> Hello!
>> I switched from a MacBook to a PC. On the Mac, I was able to type
>> "special" characters (i.e. accented characters, the section symbol, etc)
>> using a combination of the Apple key and a letter. How do I type special
>> characters with Windows Vista? How do I type the section symbole
>> (obviously, I can't type it here to show as an example)?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> mike
> Try here:
>
> http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/...ts/codealt.html
>
> Of course you'll need the use of a numeric keypad.
> Frank

Hi Hugh,

On laptops you can use fn+ the number keys on the main keyboard
(789/uio/jkl/m).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Hugh Wyn Griffith" <huwyngr@unspam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
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> As Rick says but note that you must use the Numeric Keypad to enter the
> numbers -- a nuisance if you have a laptop without one.
>
> Luckily with a laptop you can buy a USB connected KEypad ......
>

In article <ehc6csfhHHA.392@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, Rick Rogers wrote:

> On laptops you can use fn+ the number keys on the main keyboard*
> (789/uio/jkl/m).

In theory but in practice it does not always work for the codes, quite
apart from having to manipulate 3 keys at the same time.