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Character Map !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good grief, what a lot of stuff my computer has! Most of it, I've never explored, usually out of terror: "System Restore"??? I feel certain that the instant I clicked on it it would destroy every single thing I have ever saved in my computer. Nuh-uh--I ain't touchin' it. Same here....but its good when I do learn about it.
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Hehe I have a few shortcuts on my phone...hit the symbols button (for things like: "@#$%&*123456-+?/!:;/) then in the symbols keyboard if I hit the alt button I get lots of fun symbols that it is unlikely I am ever going to use (except on this thread! ¥£¢€~`|•Π√÷×{=_^°™®©¶\„…]) can't remember how to do most of those on my computer keyboard, I always end up using the insert symbols tab in word and then copy&pasting into whatever I needed them in 
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Thanks Jackie and tsuwm...the 'alt numbers' didn't work on my computer (the numbers come up with different shotcuts), but I found the character map in menu. I did wonder how people inserted the ©. I always wrote ¼ ½ ¾ in full before.
And I have no idea what this symbol is but I love it ﮚ looks like a snake wearing a crown ♥ Now you've got me going: where is this MENU??????
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Character Map !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good grief, what a lot of stuff my computer has! Most of it, I've never explored, usually out of terror: "System Restore"??? I feel certain that the instant I clicked on it it would destroy every single thing I have ever saved in my computer. Nuh-uh--I ain't touchin' it. And where is this 'CHARACTER MAP'????
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Character Map !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good grief, what a lot of stuff my computer has! Most of it, I've never explored, usually out of terror... And where is this 'CHARACTER MAP'???? huh? above, you said you followed the directions and found it!
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OK sorry.
I see...it is on the start button menu. Not good with
computer-talk. My bad.
I see now what Candy was talking about as well: the
Arabic characters on the scroll down. Thanks.
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>Most of it, I've never explored
okay, as long as we're exploring here, and no one has cried 'uncle' yet, here's the next step(s).
if you've found Character Map and actually activated it, you should now find the shortcut icon for it copied to your Start menu. this means, of course, that you can click on it here rather than follow the n-step procedure to find it as noted above.
now, note that this shortcut icon appears underneath the horizontal line in the left-hand column of the menu. this indicates that it is a 'temporary' shortcut and will vanish after a certain number of days of non-use. not to worry, it's just a copy and will still be in the Systems Tools folder where you first found it. but notice that you have some icons for other apps/accessories above that horizontal line. these are 'permanent'.
so, how do you make one of these shortcuts permanent? you simply have to 'drag & drop' it above the line. drag & drop means you click on something without releasing the [left] mouse button, and move (drag) the mouse pointer to where you now want this item, and release the button (drop).
bobsyeruncle.
should you see something above the line on that list that you never use, right click on it and look at your options - one of then should be 'Remove from this List'.
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some of you may not have had occasion to get much/any use out of the right-hand mouse button. here's the standard (unless you're left-handed and have swapped the utility of these):
the left button is for ACTIONs, and the right button is for OPTIONs (that is, you often will get a menu by clicking the right button). you should experiment with this on your desktop and within the apps that you commonly use; you will invariably learn something of value or interest!
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Thank you.
I have had a number of frustrations, for instance with
the calculator, and had to go back and find it when it
disappeared from the start button menu. I now have it
above the line. I never even noticed the line before, but
now have the character map and the calculator above the
line.
It took a couple of tries, but I have never used the
'drop and drag' method before either. No one ever
explained it, did not know the concept existed. Am
pretty much self taught except for tips like these.
If someone does not suggest things some of us don't
learn, no where to do so.
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see if you've got one of the SeniorNet Learning Centers in your vicinity. I used to volunteer there as an instructor/coach; they do good work. (I helped develop a local course on 'personalizing your PC', which included a lot of stuff such as I've shown here.)
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Great Idea: but they don't have one in my state.
I am going to check out the local community colleges,
perhaps they have them. It has to be cheap since
I am retired and on fixed income. Thanks for the
idea, however.
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