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Re: Character Test - Degree Symbol
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2008 Jun 4, 19:28 -0700
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2008 Jun 4, 19:28 -0700
� � � To make the degree symbol hold down the ALT key while typing 167 on the numeric keypad (not the top row of numbers.) If you do not have a separate numeric keypad engage NUMLOCK and use the keys on the keyboard that substitute for a numeric keybard (on my Fusitsu laptop I engage NUMLOCK then do ALT JO7.) � � � gl On Jun 4, 10:00 pm, John Colewrote: > Yes. I can see it in the MS Entourage email program on my Mac. > > Can you read this? 360� > > On the Mac the degree sign is option-asterisk (shift-option-8) > > John Cole > > From: "Greg R." > Reply-To: > Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:08:34 -0700 > To: NavList > Subject: [NavList 5286] Character Test - Degree Symbol > > I'm wondering if everyone on the list can see the special character for the > degree symbol on their end - if so, I think that would be a lot easier to > use than the various workarounds (this format - i.e. 180deg 00' - seems to > be the favorite flavor du jour). > > I'm not sure if the degree symbol translates to text-only e-mail clients, so > if everyone can read the format at the end of this sentence I'd like to > propose that we use the symbol vs. typing out "deg" (it would also more > closely approximate what I'm assuming most of us are using for our own > calculations/worksheets: 180� 00' > > Windows users can find the degree symbol with the Character Map program > (charmap.exe), or even easier just copy and paste it from another post... > ;-) > > -- > GregR --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---