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UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 7 Oct 2010 16:55

look what I have learnt to do on an english keyboard

é á ñ

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 7 Oct 2010 16:58

is that using character map? or key combinations?, uzzi
alt+????

?


Bob

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 7 Oct 2010 17:42

Bob its using key comb as in alt 130 etc

I know .sad but I never realised you could do that before

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 7 Oct 2010 18:35

*gulps* Carol you have now so confused me. lol
I love having found them all as I can now type with 'accents' when I remember that is.
It's crazy that it's only because I have now spanish keyboard that I have to treat as an english one that I have found out about all the accents on a UK board.
I doubt I will ever get used to typing blaz (no lock alt 130) é
but amusing to learn

Mayfield

Mayfield Report 7 Oct 2010 18:44

Ooh it's fun! You learn something new all the time.
Alt 1 2 3 .......☺ ☻ ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ • ◘ ○
That will keep me amused for hours UzzI.
Anyone know if there a key list anywhere on the computer to list the shortcuts without needing to experiment please?

Regards
Mayfield

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 7 Oct 2010 20:56

http://usefulshortcuts.com/alt-codes/accents-alt-codes.php

ALT Codes for Foreign Language Letters with Accents

and other kinds of shortcuts here:

http://usefulshortcuts.com/alt-codes

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 7 Oct 2010 21:05

Those above are for typing in email or somewhere like this board. I know a bunch by heart

çàéèëêï

since I email in French.

For typing in Word, it's easier and more intuitive / easy to remember:

Hold down the Control key and type, for instance,

' and then e to get é
, and then c to get ç
: and then i to get ï

(you have to also hold the shift to get : or ~ for example)

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 7 Oct 2010 21:09

woah I was just happy to do the spanish things

Mayfield how do you do the hearts etc

Persephone

Persephone Report 7 Oct 2010 22:01

Suemaid being from Oz can type upside down.

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 7 Oct 2010 22:05

Uzzi, all of the alt stuff is at the alt-codes site I gave.

http://usefulshortcuts.com/alt-codes/bullet-alt-codes.php

Alt Codes for Bullets, Symbols and Other Special Characters

List of Alt Codes for entering Bullets and Symbols
Alt Code Symbol Description
Alt 1 ☺ White Smiley
Alt 2 ☻ Black Smiley
Alt 3 ♥ Heart
Alt 4 ♦ Diamond
Alt 5 ♣ Club
Alt 6 ♠ Spade
Alt 7 • Bullet 1
Alt 8 ◘ Bullet 2
Alt 9 ○ Bullet 3
Alt 10 ◙ Bullet 4


and so on.

SueMaid

SueMaid Report 7 Oct 2010 22:09

((-:ɹǝʌǝlɔ I ʇ,uǝɹɐ - uɐɔ ǝɹns I

S x

Trish Devon

Trish Devon Report 7 Oct 2010 22:12

What an interesting thread,

I must say I am impressed Janey,
as the saying goes, you learn something new everyday.

Trish

Trish Devon

Trish Devon Report 7 Oct 2010 22:13

SueMaid WOW!!!!!!!
How did you do that!!!!!!!!!!

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 7 Oct 2010 22:15

If I press Alt1 etc I don't get anything, why is that?

SueMaid

SueMaid Report 7 Oct 2010 22:17

That would be telling Trish.....but ok.

http://text-symbols.com/upside-down/flip-tool/

There's all sorts of stuff on http://text-symbols.com/

Susanwithnumbers passed it on.

S x

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 7 Oct 2010 22:21

Are you holding down the alt key while you type the 1, Ann?

Trish -- I just copied and pasted that list of hearts and diamonds etc. from the website. ;) Or should I say: ☺


Uzzi already had the alt 15-s -- ☼ !



© JaneyCanuck

Trish Devon

Trish Devon Report 7 Oct 2010 22:22

Here's a message for you SueMaid,

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡sıɥʇ ɥʇıʍ unɟ ǝʌɐɥ oʇ ƃuıoƃ ɯ,I'ƃuızɐɯɐ s,ʇɐɥʇ

Trish Devon

Trish Devon Report 7 Oct 2010 22:24

Thanks Janey,
I know what I will be doing,sending lots of different things to my friends and family by email.
My Grandchildren will think I am so clever.
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 7 Oct 2010 22:25

Yes I am Janey. Also tried some of the accent ones on that site you gae and nothing happened there either. Could it be anything to do with windows 7 do you think? This is a microsoft keyboard.

SueMaid

SueMaid Report 7 Oct 2010 22:25

((:ɥsıɹʇ llıʍ noʎ ǝɹns ɯ,I

Of course Janey's ignoring me because she's noticed I'm as clever as she is lol

x ǝnS