Bitter winter

[justcarol67]

Steve wrote:
> 
> I don't know about your computer, but on mine the text editing window is using what appears to be a Courier New font. If you got to the Windows Character Map (Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Character Map, you will literally see the character map for selected fonts. 
> 
> If you select a character with your mouse, it that character can be reproduced on the keyboard, you will see something like Alt+0211, and here is the character that combination produces "Ó". 
> 
> I'm frequently on discussion board in Europe so I frequently need non-standard characters, so I've got a small list posted next to my computer of commonly needed characters.
> 
> To produce the character, hold down the ALT key, then while holding, press the number sequence on the number keypad; do NOT use the Plus sign, just ALT and the number sequence. It has to be the number keypad on the right, and not the numbers across the top.
> 
> ALT+0162 = ¢
> ALT+0163 = £
> ALT+177 = ±
> ALT+0188 = ¼
> ALT+0189 = ½
> 
> ALT+211 = Ó
> ALT+241 = ñ
> ALT+250 = ú
> 
> Not every letter in the font set can be reproduces in this manner, only the first 256 characters. And any character, up to that point, can be reproduced. 
> 
> For example -
> 
> ALT+0049 = 1 
> ALT+0065 = A
> ALT+0097 = a
> 
> Just passing it along.
> 
> Steve/bboyminn
>
Carol responds:

Hi, Steve. Thanks for all your trouble, but I post from the website, where there's no text editing window. (My browser is SeaMonkey, which is very much like the old Netscape. I hate, hate, hate IE!) If I need those characters, I just use the Insert menu in MS Word. Besides, I'd rather do without a tilde than go to the trouble of typing  ALT + 241!

Carol, who is probably both lazy and technologically challenged, :-)!