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Offline billnotgatez

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Symbols
« on: April 08, 2007, 08:23:53 PM »
How do you insert special symbols when posting?
I am thinking of
Delta
Integration
Long arrow possibly with something above and below the arrow line
And various mathematical symbols

I bet there are more that chemist use

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Re: Symbols
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2007, 09:25:22 PM »
How about the letter ??  Handy for quantum fiends.  Actually, pretty much the entire Greek alphabet would be useful.

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Re: Symbols
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2007, 09:30:39 PM »
Wait a minute!
How did you get that symbol?
I think I am being hoodwinked.



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Re: Symbols
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2007, 09:58:01 PM »
The only way I know how to do this is by copying and pasting from the character map (on windows XP under Start Menu-->Accessories-->System Tools-->Character Map).

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Re: Symbols
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2007, 10:33:56 PM »
Ñ

This is what I get for Delta

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Re: Symbols
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2007, 10:38:53 PM »
?
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Re: Symbols
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2007, 01:10:26 AM »
Are you sure that your character map is set to the correct font?

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Re: Symbols
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2007, 07:40:31 AM »
Which font did Mitch use and what octal or hex character

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Re: Symbols
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2007, 08:41:48 AM »
If you use Unicode font shouldn't matter.
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Re: Symbols
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2007, 01:53:33 PM »
That's just a copy paste from the character map as per Yggdrasil instructions earlier.
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Re: Symbols
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2007, 03:23:12 PM »
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i went to my character map
selected the symbol character set
selected the delta
copy
pasted

i think i need to make the unicode work somehow
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Re: Symbols
« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2007, 04:12:21 PM »
No idea what is going on. Which OS, which browser?
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Re: Symbols
« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2007, 04:40:48 PM »
I think I have to fiddle with the unicode set

in one location i am using xp and ie6
in the other i am using 98 and ie6

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Re: Symbols
« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2007, 09:48:36 PM »
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Copy paste works for me.

I know with sum characters there are alt codes.
Example alt 0181 yields µ. You hold the alt button and use the number pad.

Some useful ones may be.
° = Alt 0176
µ = Alt 0181
¼ = Alt 0188
½ = Alt 0189
¾ = Alt 0190
² = Alt 0178
³ = Alt 0179
± = Alt 0177
® = Alt 0174
© = Alt 0169
™ = 0409

I'm pretty sure psi and delta don't have one.
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Re: Symbols
« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2007, 10:58:17 PM »
For more on alt codes:

http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/accents/codealt.html

The µ and ± symbols are very useful to know when writing scientific reports since they work in word processors.

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