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10-06-2011, 05:13 PM

#21

Ellen

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Join Date: Nov 2006

Location: USA

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I use alt. 155 for cents. alt. 171 is ½. alt 172 is ¼.

10-06-2011, 05:27 PM

#22

Jingle

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Join Date: Dec 2009

Location: Outside St. Louis

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Never had a computer with the cent sign, not sure my typewriters had it either. I never had a reason to use it.

10-06-2011, 05:29 PM

#23

jdiane318

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Join Date: Aug 2010

Location: springfield, MO

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You can hold the ALT key down and press 155 down on the keypad, release the ALT key and you have the ¢ sign.

I also hold the ALT key down and press 167 and you get the degree º sign. Great for typing recipes.

10-06-2011, 05:36 PM

#24

jaciqltznok

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Join Date: Dec 2009

Location: Enid, OK

Posts: 8,273

Quote:

Originally Posted by cathyvv

I don't recall it ever being on a computer keyboard. I know it was on typewriters back in the day...

I wonder how long it's been 'missing'?

same here...none of my keyboards ever had it

10-06-2011, 05:40 PM

#25

MaryStoaks

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Join Date: Dec 2008

Location: La Quinta, CA

Posts: 3,918

Is there a list of these "alts" somewhere? :oops: :oops:

10-06-2011, 05:41 PM

#26

cjsparks

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Join Date: Sep 2010

Location: Eastern Indiana

Posts: 241

ascii codes are also great when you need to type spanish words. ie é, ó, ¿, etc. On a laptop you will need to press the "num lock" key and use the keys that have the numbers on them...m=0, j=1, k=2 and on.