on the mac option +G gives the copyright symbol and option+R gives the registered symbol. Also, they, and oothersymbols can be found in the insert pull-down file, and it gives the keyboard keys for tha various symbols as well. smile Cindy Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and books-being-scanned list available at sites below Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List Books Being Scanned List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List --- On Sun, 12/20/09, Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Ascii codes for copyright sign and registered > sign and how to find all ASCII codes on a Windows System > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Sunday, December 20, 2009, 8:21 PM > I wonder if there are similar fixes > on a Mac? > > Valerie > > > On Dec 20, 2009, at 10:07 PM, Judy s. wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > The copyright symbol > > © is alt-0169 (alt key zero one six nine) > > > > The registered symbol > > ® is alt-0174 (alt key zero one seven four) > > > > Remember you must use the numeric keypad to type in > the numbers, > > or this doesn't work. > > > > I don't know if a screen reader can interpret the > following correctly so it is even usable if you're blind, > but on a windows system you can reach a utility called the > "Character Map" that is built into every Windows > system. It lists every ascii letter and symbol and its > keyboard equivalent in a table, and you can even copy the > symbols from this table into any program on a Windows > system. > > > > On a Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems you reach the > Character > > Map by clicking the Start button, then clicking > Programs, then > > clicking Accessories, and then clicking System Tools, > then > > clicking Character Map. > > > > On a Vista system you reach the Character map by > clicking the > > Start button, then clicking All Programs, clicking > Accessories, > > clicking System Tools, and then clicking Character > Map. > > > > On a Windows 7 system you reach the Character map by > clicking the > > Start button and then in the search box, type > Character Map, and > > then, in the list of results, click Character Map. > > > > Alternatively, I think on all windows system you can > click on the > > start menu, chose the run option and in the run dialog > box type: > > charmap.exe - but I'm not positive about this one. > > > > Also, in Microsoft Word, it is under the "tools" > "autocorrect" menu where the option is set to turn use of a > left parentheses followed by a letter c into a copyright > symbol and a left parentheses followed by the letter r into > the registered symbol. It is set to do this by > default. > > > > Hope this helps. smile > > > > Judy s. > > > > > > Valerie Maples wrote: > >> In terms of working within word to produce certain > things, I > >> am pretty sure the execution of those 2 symbols > (for copy > >> right and registered trademark) have to do with > auto spelling, > >> but someone else, possibly Mayrie, will correct me > if I am > >> wrong. I know that with the settings I have set > him both my > >> neck and my PC it executes it encircled as opposed > to having > >> parenthesis on either side of the letter. > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.