[dba-Tech] Special characters

Word has quite a de Ctrl+.... shortcuts as well as the standard Alt+xxxx form which works in 
many (most?) Windows applications.  The Ctrl+.... ones don't usually work in anything other 
than Office.



On 16 May 2014 at 6:47, Arthur Fuller wrote:

> Jon,
> 
> I get the same thing here, but hey, now I know how to get the Euro
> sign, which was half my question. I tried it in Word and got the Euro
> sign. However, here in Gmail I get nothing at all, with or without the
> Shift key added. In Word, adding the Shift key gives me nothing at
> all.
> 
> A.
> 
> 
> On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 6:38 AM, Tydda Jon - Lonza Slough <
> jon.tydda at lonza.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Arthur
> >
> > Ctrl+Alt+e usually gives me the e-acute, but when I went to prove it
> > here, I get the Euro symbol... if I add shift into that combination,
> > I get a capital E-acute. But that's on my UK installation, and I
> > wouldn't be surprised if it didn't work on yours.
> >
> > Actually, I wonder if I have an auto-replace set up for that... as
> > it doesn't replace it in the subject line!
> >
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:
> > dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
> > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 11:32 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and
> > Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Special characters
> >
> > I frequently have need to type the symbol for Euros, and also a few
> > characters used in French, especially e-acute. I know I can use
> > charmap etc. but I'd prefer to lose that sidetrack and just enter
> > the Alt+number keystroke combination. Anyone know offhand the ASCII
> > numbers for these characters?
> >
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