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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 05:29 PM
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Want to make that spiffy little ° symbol in your posts, like when you are talking about a 17° HPOP?
Hold down Alt key
press 2, 4, 8 on the numeric keypad
release alt

Now don't you just feel cool?
If there are any Mac users out there, I have no idea if this works on Macs. I learned this trick on a forum of a different nature I visit.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 05:30 PM
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 05:34 PM
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Wow, you can do all sorts of weird little symbols with that.

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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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Wow, you can do all sorts of weird little symbols with that.

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Sure can, if you know the right combination of keys to punch.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by superduty4x4
Want to make that spiffy little ° symbol in your posts, like when you are talking about a 17° HPOP?
Hold down Alt key
press 2, 4, 8 on the numeric keypad
release alt

Now don't you just feel cool?
If there are any Mac users out there, I have no idea if this works on Macs. I learned this trick on a forum of a different nature I visit.
For what its worth, it does not work on a mac.
It does this:
™¢•

There are two ways to type the degree symbol on a mac. ° You can type Option (alt) + 0 or you can type Shift + Option (alt) + 8.

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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 05:40 PM
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I can't even figure out how to make the stupid number pad on my laptop work . I got all these neat little number and symbols in blue and don't have a clue in hell how to make them work. I fix trucks with wrenches and such, computers with HAMMERS.....

However I'll be happy for someone to learn me how to use this contraption
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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I can't even figure out how to make the stupid number pad on my laptop work . I got all these neat little number and symbols in blue and don't have a clue in hell how to make them work. I fix trucks with wrenches and such, computers with HAMMERS.....

However I'll be happy for someone to learn me how to use this contraption
Danny...do you see a key that says "num lock"?

If so, push it. Then try to type in numbers.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 05:44 PM
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Danny...do you see a key that says "num lock"?

If so, push it. Then try to type in numbers.
There is usually a "function" key on a laptop, should have the same blue coloring as the blue numbers on your other keys.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 05:48 PM
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Alt 0176 works as well, and is supposed to work for Macs too Lisa.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 05:51 PM
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It will probably be abbreviated to Fn
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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Nope, that's what I came up with- I'll just stay stupid, thanks anyways...
 
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Start\All Programs\ Accessories \System Tools\ Character Map

Also works XP/Vista ►►Ω◄◄
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 06:14 PM
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LMFAO!!!! Fun with ASCII characters.....

Y'all would've had a ball with MSDOS... Now who here still knows DOS commands??
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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From my windows 98 days. I remember this dos com. "format c:/s" Hated that stinking computer.. Glad she went out the window.
 
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