dunc Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 How do you add the small circle meaning"degrees" when entering text, I am unable to find any reference to this obviously needed text character. I am using VW 12.0.1 Quote Link to comment
mike m oz Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 - Mac is option shift 8. - Windows I don't know (try Help) Quote Link to comment
jan15 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Windows: ? Look up the character code in "Character Map" (Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools) For most fonts the code for the degree symbol is 0176 or 0186. ? Type it on the numeric keypad (with NumLock on) while holding down the alt key. Quote Link to comment
Petri Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 - Mac is option shift 8. Actually it depends on the keyboard layout (=language). For the majority of humankind, it is something else. In Scandinavia, it is shift-?. Quote Link to comment
Jonathan Pickup Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 On a windows machine there is a character map Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map it shows that the keyboard equivalent for the degree symbol is ALT+0176 Quote Link to comment
dunc Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 To JAN15 thanks it worked just fine, why on earth don't the people who write these programs explain a much needed op like this ! THANKS AGAIN Quote Link to comment
dunc Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 To archoncad thanks also, your input was correct, one other question; I show up as "stranger" but I'm a member, how do I change this ? Quote Link to comment
jan15 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 That changes automatically after you rack up a certain number of posts. Quote Link to comment
dunc Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 Thanks again for the input Quote Link to comment
bc Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 dunc, On my mac it is simply Option zero. There are many ways it seems. Quote Link to comment
rcarch Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 On the Mac, you can also go System Preferences>International>Input Menu and activate the Keyboard Viewer. Also check the "Show input menu in menu bar" at the bottom of the International pane. You will then see a flag icon in the upper right corner next to the clock. That will give you access to an on screen keyboard, where you can select the font that you desire and see the various ASCII symbols that reside with each key. Make sure you try the option and shift-option modifiers to see all the symbols. Quote Link to comment
mar schrammeyer Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 option-shift-8 on my mac Quote Link to comment
bc Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Quite right mar schrammeyer! I stand corrected. Option zero on a mac creates a zero one would use for exponents (so I learned on the list). It is difficult to see the difference in some fonts but others are quite different. Sorry 'bout that.....bradley Quote Link to comment
Tom K Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 rcarch thank you, and thank you again. I am fairly new to VW and Mac computers, I asked everyone in my office (all supposedly long time Mac users) how to input these symbols and they didn't know. I was used to %%d, %%u etc. Boy am I going to look smart this morning. Quote Link to comment
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