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Degree mark - unicode - Word 2007
On my pc running Windows XP, I can open Word 2007, hold the Alt key, and type
0176. Once I releast the ALT key, I get a degree mark (small circle you put after a temperature notation.) However, on my wifes laptop, running Vista and the same application of Word 2007, I get as far as the "01" and a "save as" box pops up! I can't seem to get past this point. I then went to PowerPoint, where I figured it "might" work for me, and, while I don't get the "save as" box, I don't get anything...no degree symbol...the cursor doesn't even move...nada!!! Any advice?? Thanks. |
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Degree mark - unicode - Word 2007
Are you also holding down the Fn key?
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" " wrote in message news On my pc running Windows XP, I can open Word 2007, hold the Alt key, and type 0176. Once I releast the ALT key, I get a degree mark (small circle you put after a temperature notation.) However, on my wifes laptop, running Vista and the same application of Word 2007, I get as far as the "01" and a "save as" box pops up! I can't seem to get past this point. I then went to PowerPoint, where I figured it "might" work for me, and, while I don't get the "save as" box, I don't get anything...no degree symbol...the cursor doesn't even move...nada!!! Any advice?? Thanks. |
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Degree mark - unicode - Word 2007
FWIW, there's a built-in keyboard shortcut for this symbol: Ctrl+@,
Spacebar. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... wrote: On my pc running Windows XP, I can open Word 2007, hold the Alt key, and type 0176. Once I releast the ALT key, I get a degree mark (small circle you put after a temperature notation.) However, on my wifes laptop, running Vista and the same application of Word 2007, I get as far as the "01" and a "save as" box pops up! I can't seem to get past this point. I then went to PowerPoint, where I figured it "might" work for me, and, while I don't get the "save as" box, I don't get anything...no degree symbol...the cursor doesn't even move...nada!!! Any advice?? Thanks. The Alt+number shortcuts work only if the NumLock key is turned on and the numbers are typed on the number pad. Most laptops don't have a number pad, but instead require you to hold down a "Fn" key to type numbers on a subset of the regular letter keys. Also, since people almost never use those numbers, the NumLock is rarely turned on. Intead, you can type the hexadecimal equivalent of the number -- in this case, 0176 decimal is equivalent to 00B0 hexadecimal -- and then press Alt+X. Or you can use the ribbon to click Insert Symbol More Symbols and select the degree symbol there; or, while you're in that dialog, assign a keyboard shortcut for the symbol. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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