Whenever I call out a degree number I am forced to spell out 'degrees' after the number. I have seen posters that are able to actually make the tiny 'o' signifing degrees after the number but I have searched my keyboard in vain looking for it. How on earth do I do it???
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Degree symbol--how?
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Punkinhead
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I had some spares laying around. You're welcome to them.°°°°
jwmelvin
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On Windows, hold down Alt and hit 0176 on the number pad. On iOS hold on the zero and you get a submenu with the degree symbol. Mac is supposedly option-shift-8.
david n
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degree is Alt key + 0176............... 90°
diameter is Alt + 0216.....................2"Ø
cent is Alt + 0162 ....................50¢
diameter is Alt + 0216.....................2"Ø
cent is Alt + 0162 ....................50¢
Ray Behner
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That's only with the extra number column on the right, I think.
more examples
0188...¼
0189...½
0190...¾
more examples
0188...¼
0189...½
0190...¾
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Conrad Hoffman
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That's the general method but remember that not every symbol is available in every typeface or in every program.
Finegrain
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Also note that some laptops (like mine) have no numeric keypad, or NumLk/ScrLk key, so SOL using Alt combos.
Regards.
Mike
Regards.
Mike
beege
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I use a desktop PC, so I use:
ALT+248 as degree °
ALT+241 as plus/minus ±
ALT+0216 as diameter Ø
I also have an employee with an accented name, has an é in it, which is ALT+130
ALT+248 as degree °
ALT+241 as plus/minus ±
ALT+0216 as diameter Ø
I also have an employee with an accented name, has an é in it, which is ALT+130
Scottl
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On a Windows machine hold down the ALT key while typing 248 on the numeric keypad. When you release the ALT key the symbol should appear.
OOPS. Looks like a previous poster beat me to it.
OOPS. Looks like a previous poster beat me to it.
And if all else fails, just go find one somewhere else and copy-paste it. The good thing there is that it works on almost any device with any symbol or alphanumeric character.
EDIT: on an iphone, holding down the zero makes a ° alternative pop up. Holding down letter keys presents alternative letters & accents
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EDIT: on an iphone, holding down the zero makes a ° alternative pop up. Holding down letter keys presents alternative letters & accents
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michiganbuck
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Good to have the num lock light on when using alt symbols
turn on num lock
Press/hold the alt key
run numbers perhaps 0176
the symbol appears ° when you release the alt key.
try alt and number one, and two. ☺ ☻ ☻ then highlight and change size.
turn on num lock
Press/hold the alt key
run numbers perhaps 0176
the symbol appears ° when you release the alt key.
try alt and number one, and two. ☺ ☻ ☻ then highlight and change size.
michiganbuck
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Me also. quick and easy...45*
Homebrewblob
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“ hold down zero “
Me holding down O
Zero... as in 0! Nice!!
75°
Got it! Thanks!
Me holding down O
Zero... as in 0! Nice!!
75°
Got it! Thanks!
Rob F.
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On my computer it is just hold down the option/alt key and hit zero key to get º. Use the zero key above the letters, not in the number pad.
So you guys are using the shift key and then hitting the 8 key, isn't it the same effort to use the option/alt key and hit the 0 key?
So you guys are using the shift key and then hitting the 8 key, isn't it the same effort to use the option/alt key and hit the 0 key?
Oldwrench
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Download and print the Windows Alternate Character Set table and keep it handy on a clipboard near your computer as a cheat sheet. You need a keyboard with a right-side number keypad and a NUM LOCK key. Once NUM LOCK is on, just leave it and it will allow the alternate character set to be entered by holding down the ALT key and typing the two, three or four numbers from the table.
I use it a lot for foreign business correspondence. It has the principal currency symbols like €, £, and ¥, and all the math symbols. For PM, ° and Ø are useful.
I use it a lot for foreign business correspondence. It has the principal currency symbols like €, £, and ¥, and all the math symbols. For PM, ° and Ø are useful.
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As an alternative to typing the numeric code on Windows, you can launch the Microsoft-provided "Character Map" app. You'll probably find it in System Accessories or some similar start menu folder. (It will be different on Windows 7, 8, and 10, so I'm just going to leave it at that.) This will show you all the available characters. You can then click on whatever you like and copy it for pasting elsewhere, like in a forum posting.
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