Looking for the code to type the degree symbol

[Zeke]

For temperature in case it's not clear. In this forum and in Word. thnx.

And any other interesting symbols if you wish.

[BRPORSCHE]

I like Alt 3-5. #

Here is a good list.

http://www.alt-codes.net/

[stomachmonkey]

Not sure under Windows.

In a pinch you can use a lowercase o and superscript it.

[GH85Carrera]

It is great for cartoon cussing = °ÑÅ↕«»!

[Zeke]

° (alt+0176) works. Much obliged.
♣ (alt 3-5 literally) this is fun

In Word I could get a line/letter size square with several entries. Don't see a square that will work here.

Now thinking of how to type the ~ over an "n" for Spanish. Why does that symbol exist on a keyboard anyway?

[Tobra]

I always use an asterisk in my charts

[jshape]

I find it's just as easy to use the Symbol function ( Ω ) in the Insert tab on your ribbon in word to get to a list of all the symbols and then add it.

[vonsmog]

On a mac it its hold "option" then 0. as in the number zero. As in it is 65º outside today!! Is this what you are looking for?

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Tobra

I always use an asterisk in my charts

I've seen mostly that on forums. I always wanted to know how the clever folks did things right with symbols and such.

I'm lovin' that black spade.

[foxpaws]

Zeke - since you are in word - go to 'Insert' and then to 'Symbol' and then 'Advanced Symbol' a window will come up with all your options -

Next to 'Font' there is an option to scroll through all your type faces - the wing dings or web dings has some of the best ones.

[masraum]

Do a google search for

Extended ascii chart

That'll show you most of the whacky characters that are possible including the ñ and ä and û. It also includes the Greek alphabet and some math symbols.

Also the easiest way to do this in word is to click insert then symbol as someone else stated. It also gives you acceded to a lot more symbols.

Oops, foxy beat me to it.

[dw1]

If you are using a keyboard without a number pad, and using the Windoze O/S, you can use a built-in utility called "Character Map"

It is so useful, I keep a shortcut for it on my desktop and/or task bar.

Typically, it is under the Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools

Using this, one can select any character, hit "select" and then "copy" to copy and paste it into any document.

Yes, I've used the extended ASCII character set via the number pad for many years (since DOS) but the "Character May" utility is far more comprehensive.

Btw, the ° and ± symbols (alt+176, alt+177) are extremely useful and most technical folks have then memorized. Likewise for the ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, and ß characters for those who regularly need to type in German.

If you scroll through the "Character Map" utility, you'll see lats of characters useful for typing in other languages. It also gives the extended ASCII code. if one is available for that character (like ã and ñ).