In a message dated 6/26/2007 2:31:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
(Sorry no accents - don't know how!) Suzi ***************** FYI.... I don't know how to do it on a Mac, but if you have Windows: Go to START Then to "All Programs" then to "Accessories" then to "System Tools" Find the "Character Map" and go to it. At the top of that window you will see a drop down list of fonts [The default is usually Ariel] Find the font you want...though most have the same characters in the same place. Then there's a grid with all the characters of that font displayed. If you click on the letter with an accent you want...or the symbol you want... it will show up on the grid larger. You may select it by clicking on the "select" button or by double clicking the character. Then you may copy it by using the "copy" button and paste it in your text wherever you want. Also, if you click on the letter you want, at the bottom of the window you'll see a written description of the letter and , on the far right lower corner the word "Keystroke" followed by "alt" and a number. If you hold down the "alt" key on your keyboard, and type in the number over in the number pad on the right side of the keyboard [as opposed to the numbers above the letters] the letter you chose will appear. This will happen whether you have the character map up or not. This all sounds complicated but in practice it's not. For instance, I use bullets a lot so I know the number. Anytime I press "Alt" plus 0183 on the number pad, a bullet will appear in my text. like this: ··· [3 of them] Here's an "n" with a tilde for Spanish... "alt" plus the number 0241: ñ Here's the capital "N" with a tilde... "alt" + 0209: Ñ If you're just using a character in just one post, it's easier to just copy it and paste it. But if you use it all the time, you might as well memorize the number, then you won't need to go to the Character Map. You can also drag the icon for the character map to your desktop from the Programs menu. That way you don't have to go to Start and all that, there will be a shortcut to it on your desk top. Now....who knows how to do it on a Mac? ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
