You can press and hold the Alt key on your keyboard and type any number on the numbers pad on the right side of your keyboard. Make sure the numbers lock is on. Use the Alt key and all numbers, even into the thousands to make different symbols.
Click the links below for a complete list of Windows - Alt Key Numeric Codes.
Click the "start" button on the lower lefthand corner of your screen. Click "run", enter "charmap", it will show all your installed fonts and the available characters and wingdings for each font. Try "arial", click on the character you want (it even contains musical notes and little hearts). You may click on a specific character to enlarge it slightly and by "copy & paste" you can insert it in any text you want to. On the bottom of the charmap window it will also let you know which keystroke to use for writing that character.
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You can press and hold the Alt key on your keyboard and type any number on the numbers pad on the right side of your keyboard. Make sure the numbers lock is on. Use the Alt key and all numbers, even into the thousands to make different symbols.
Click the links below for a complete list of Windows - Alt Key Numeric Codes.
http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/a...
http://www.usefulshortcuts.com/alt-codes/index.php
http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/ALTchrc.html
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http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/ALTchrc.html
You can also use the Character Map on your computer to make symbols. Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Character Map.
To learn how to use the Character Map click this link.
http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/a...
Click the "start" button on the lower lefthand corner of your screen. Click "run", enter "charmap", it will show all your installed fonts and the available characters and wingdings for each font. Try "arial", click on the character you want (it even contains musical notes and little hearts). You may click on a specific character to enlarge it slightly and by "copy & paste" you can insert it in any text you want to. On the bottom of the charmap window it will also let you know which keystroke to use for writing that character.