osx/macbook + common symbols

Juz · 5 Feb 2007 at 17:04

how in the name of zeus, do you type the symbol for number, i.e. a "hash", and the symbol for squared, i.e. a small "2" in the upper-third of the character space? driving me nuts1 :/

Will_3rd · 5 Feb 2007 at 17:11

I remember I tried to find this out in Oct 2005, I found how to do it, I've forgotten now of course

. As for the small two no idea. I'll keep searching for now.

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Juz · 5 Feb 2007 at 17:12

ok thanks. i'll copy and paste the hash and save it in a text file lol

Will_3rd · 5 Feb 2007 at 17:14

it is easy enough to find in Word, but the keyboard shortcut combination escapes me.

OllyM · 5 Feb 2007 at 17:21

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Alt + 3!

Will_3rd · 5 Feb 2007 at 17:22

I bow to your immense wisdom! :cool:

OllyM · 5 Feb 2007 at 17:23

It puzzled me for absolutely ages when I first switched to OS X, honestly!

MagicBoy · 5 Feb 2007 at 18:12

It's worse for me - I've got a US keyboard on the MBP and an UK external one for when I'm at my desk. Really bloody confusing sometimes...

Thanks for the tip

tsinc80697 · 5 Feb 2007 at 18:12

lol this was something that i found out after tryin every key combo, silly keyboard!

MagicBoy · 5 Feb 2007 at 18:17

I prefer the US keyboard on the MBP as it has a sensible sized Enter key. All the function keys are fully labelled up rather than having symbols - useless Americans