![]() I know that I need to add a zero in front of the number (I’ve forgotten how I know this!), so that’s where the 0128 comes from. Where did I get this number from? If you look at the bottom right of the screenshot below, you’ll see that the ASCII character code for a euro symbol is 128. Hold down the Alt key as you type 0128 on the keyboard’s number pad (this will NOT work for the numbers above the keys-you must use the number pad).Go to Insert > Symbol, select More Symbols, then from the Font list for (normal text), select the symbol (see the screenshot below), then click Insert.If you really want to type (E) and NOT have it change to a euro, then immediately press Ctrl+z to undo that last action (conversion). Type (E) - as soon as you type the closing parenthesis, it converts to the euro symbol. ![]() There are several ways you can add a euro symbol in Microsoft Word for Windows: ![]() Try it out! (I have no idea if there’s anything similar on a Mac) So, where is this magic key? On 104-key Windows keyboards it’s immediately left of the Ctrl key on the right. And if I knew about that right-click key at any point, I’d forgotten about it. I guess I’ve never really noticed some of the newer keys on the keyboard over the years (I started with computers in the mid-80s, getting my first PC in 1994). I just tested the ‘right-click’ button on my keyboard on a misspelled word in Word and it does as he says! But more importantly, it’s not just for adding words to the dictionary-in fact, you can use it ANYWHERE and in ANY program where right-click options are available (including your browser, desktop etc.) and, depending on the context, you’ll get the relevant shortcut menu displayed, from which you can use the arrow keys to navigate to the function you want. ** Above mentioned procedure is not aplicable for MacOS.įor more information on how to use symbols, emojis please check our How to use Alt-Codes? page.In the category of ‘OMG-I didn’t know I could do that!!’ comes this tip from Allen Wyatt’s WordTips newsletter: where he describes several ways of using the keyboard instead of right-clicking with the mouse to add a word to the dictionary. release the Alt key and you got a ° degree symbol.type the Alt Code value of the degree symbol 0 1 7 6 on the numeric pad,.To use them, Numpad should be activated by pressing down the Fn key.įor example, let's type a degree symbol by using its Alt Code value on the keyboard. The numeric keypad does not exist on every laptop.To type a character using its Alt Code value, Num lock should be on.Characters produced may vary depending on the OEM Code Page setting.Compatibility issues with old ANSI codes prevent the entry of all Unicode characters. After adopting Windows to Unicode, the entry of all Unicode characters by the same method was desired, and achieved by some applications, but couldn't be spread to all system. Codes with a preceding 0 represent the new ANSI codes.įor the last two decades, Unicode is being adopted by many systems. Three-digit codes represent the OEM codes. The new set was named ANSI(later changed to Windows codes), and the old ones called as OEM(original equipment manufacturer) code pages. ![]() These codes became so popular so that Microsoft, even though developed a new set of codes, decided to keep them. The system which interprets this action and places the corresponding character at the cursor's location is BIOS. IBM developed a method to place the characters that can not be typed by a keyboard on the screen: while keeping the Alt key down, typing the code defined for the character via the numeric keypad.
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