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  2. Alt code - Wikipedia

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    Alt code. On personal computers with numeric keypads that use Microsoft operating systems, such as Windows, many characters that do not have a dedicated key combination on the keyboard may nevertheless be entered using the Alt code (the Alt numpad input method ). This is done by pressing and holding the Alt key, then typing a number on the ...

  3. Numeric keypad - Wikipedia

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    A numpad is also useful on Windows PCs for typing alt codes for special symbols; for example, the degree symbol, °, can be typed on these computers with the sequence Alt+0+1+7+6. To maintain their compact size, most laptops do not include a numeric keypad on their keyboard (though they can sometimes be found on larger models); even some ...

  4. Table of keyboard shortcuts - Wikipedia

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    Alt + Space then S [notes 10] then Arrow Keys and ↵ Enter (to save new size) Alt + F3 then S then Arrow Keys. Alt + F8 then Arrow Keys / Alt +Right Mouse Button [notes 11] Ctrl + x, then ^ vertically. Alt +] (snap window to right half of screen), Alt + [ (snap window to left half of screen) Keep window always on top.

  5. 96 Shortcuts for Accents and Symbols: A Cheat Sheet

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    To use the shortcut, turn on NumLock / Fn, and make sure the cursor is flashing where you want the symbol to go. Press and hold the alt key, and then press numbers. You don’t need to press the ...

  6. Help:Entering special characters - Wikipedia

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    Under Windows, the Alt key is pressed and held down while a decimal character code is entered on the numeric keypad; the Alt key is then released and the character appears. The numerical code corresponds to the character’s code point in the Windows 1252 code page , with a leading zero; for example, an en dash (–) is entered using Alt + 0150 .

  7. Unicode input - Wikipedia

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    Unicode characters can then be entered by holding down Alt, and typing + on the numeric keypad, followed by the hexadecimal code, and then releasing Alt. [3] This may not work for 5-digit hexadecimal codes like U+1F937. Some versions of Windows may require the digits 0-9 to be typed on the numeric keypad or require NumLock to be on. [citation ...

  8. Wikipedia:Codes for keyboard characters - Wikipedia

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    This page lists codes for keyboard characters, the computer code values for common characters, such as the Unicode or HTML entity codes (see below: Table of HTML values "). There are also key chord combinations, such as keying an en dash ('–') by holding ALT+0150 on the numeric keypad of MS Windows computers.

  9. Telephone keypad - Wikipedia

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    A telephone keypad using the ITU E.161 standard. A telephone keypad is a keypad installed on a push-button telephone or similar telecommunication device for dialing a telephone number. It was standardized when the dual-tone multi-frequency signaling (DTMF) system was developed in the Bell System in the United States in the 1960s that replaced ...