This is so cool. Thank you. I have wondered about these. Mel
On Sep 9, 2012, at 5:24 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The Option key is actually really useful, there are all kinds of characters
> you can type all with the addition of the Option key. Some examples are
> below:
>
> Option+Less than (<) gives you less than or equals
> Option+greater than (>) gives you greater than or equals
> Option+slash (the forward slash) gives you a divided by symbol
> Option+0 gives you a degree sign
> Option+equals sign gives you not equals sign
> Option+p gives you pi (π)
> Option+4 gives you the cents sign
> Option+g gives you the Copyright sign
> Option+1 gives you the upside down exclamation like the one in the singer
> Pink (P¡nk)
> Option+8 gives you the bullet as mentioned
>
> For other languages such as French, you use the following:
>
> Option+e then press the "e" a second time gives you é (e with acute accent)
> Option+`(accent key to the left of the number 1) followed by "e" gives you è
> ("e" with accent grav)
> Do the same but use the letter "a" to get à.
> Option+c gives you ç ("c" cedilla)
>
> Play with it and you'll find lots of other mappings as well. Most you'll
> never need but they're fun anyway.
>
> Later...
>
> Tim Kilburn
> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>
> On 2012-09-09, at 1:59 PM, Michael Babcock <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> For those of you looking to make a bullet point on the Mac using the
>> keyboard, if you use a option +8, you can make a bullet. I'm example of this
>> is below.
>> •I figured that someone might enjoy this knowledge. I needed it for an
>> assignment.
>>
>> Michael Babcock, Assistive Technology And Braille Instructor
>>
>> Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
>>
>> Equipping Alaskans for success
>>
>> Phone: 907-771-4303
>>
>> fax 907.248.7517
>> www.alaskabvi.org
>>
>> [email protected]
>>
>>
>>
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