Hi Laura, I like to have both "Character Palette" and "Keyboard Viewer" turned on in System Preferences > International - Input Menu.
I find "Keyboard Viewer" is useful to see how the different modifier keys work for character selection and to check key combinations for just typing things (like your Shift+Option+K = ) For tracking down obscure symbols though you can't beat "Character Palette" You also find that there are a lot of different options which limit or expand the characters shown. I don't really remember if Tiger was that different to Leopard but my setup to find the ⌘ was: View: Set to "All Characters" - (View menu in top left of window) Display set to "by Category" (options just below view menu) Then in left pane open "Symbols" category which displays various Symbols sub-categories - select "Technical Symbols" and (for me) ⌘ is at the start of the third line of displayed symbols. If you had the view menu set to,say, "Roman" rather than "All Characters" you would find that you had much less options to choose from and "Technical Symbols" would not be available. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 15/6/09 1:32 PM, Laura Webb at el...@iinet.net.au wrote: > Hi Ronni > > I do have the Input Menu showing in my Menu bar but had chosen > Keyboard View rather than Character Palette. However there is still > no Technical Symbol option so maybe another Tiger/Leopard difference. > > Thanks anyway. > > Regards > Laura > > On 15/06/2009, at 1:19 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > > Hi Laura, > > Good to hear your Photo Album project turned out well. > > To type the Apple Command symbol: > Open the "Character Palette", then select Technical Symbols & you > will find it there ⌘ > > If you haven't got the "Input Menu" showing in your Menu bar on the > desktop. > Go to System Preferences > International - Input Menu and check > "Character Palette" & check "Show input Menu in Menu Bar. International > > Cheers, > Ronni > On 15/06/2009, at 12:51 PM, Laura Webb wrote: > >> Thanks Neil. I envy you having been able for so long to enjoy being >> a Mac user. Some of us take a bit longer to learn about the finer >> things in life :) >> >> Perhaps your tip only applies to Leopard, I am still with Tiger. >> Command-tab for me just brings up the dock while Command-tilde does >> nothing at all. The same applies to Eugene's tip, it brings up the >> dock. >> >> I know that Shift+Option+K = but how do I type the Command >> symbol? I've had a look at the Keyboard Viewer but not sure how it >> works. >> >> Regards >> Laura >> >> >> On 15/06/2009, at 11:22 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: >> >> Hi Laura, >> >> >> Congratulations on your successful publication! >> >> One of the things I love about the Mac is how it allows you to be >> creative >> and even makes it fun :) >> >> I have been using Macs now for at least 20 years but I'm still >> constantly >> amazed at finding new tips/tricks/features (and many from this list). >> >> My latest: >> >> Although I'd known for many years that ⌘tab cycled through your open >> applications, it was only recently that I learnt that ⌘~ cycled >> through the >> open windows of your current application - now I use it all the time! >> >> (in case your mail browser doesn't display the symbol properly that's >> Command-tab to cycle applications and Command-tilde to cycle windows) >> >> >> Have fun! >> >> >> Cheers >> >> >> >> Neil >> -- >> Neil R. Houghton >> Albany, Western Australia >> Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 >> Email: n...@possumology.com >> >> >> on 15/6/09 10:26 AM, Laura Webb at el...@iinet.net.au wrote: >> >>> Good morning all >>> >>> Recently I was given a great deal of help with the scanning of photos >>> that I wanted to use to make an on line photo album. Thanks to all >>> your advice, particularly Ronni, Neil and Susan, I have now created >>> my first photo book using Snapfish (recommended by Susan). It's a >>> great site and, interestingly, is now part of the iiNet freezone. I >>> arranged for the book to be forwarded direct to the recipient who is >>> delighted with the result. It's true that now having seen the >>> finished product I can see room for improvement with the next one but >>> that's part of the learning process. >>> >>> On a totally different subject, while searching for some information >>> on French train journeys and using a French language site, even >>> though my French is very basic, I saw alongside the result of one of >>> my searches what looked like the iCal icon. Curious, I clicked on it >>> and am amazed to find that the information has been sent to iCal on >>> my Macbook, appearing on the appropriate date in September. Maybe >>> this is not news to all you very experienced Mac users but for me it >>> seemed like a small miracle!! >>> >>> Regards >>> Laura >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
