There's a lot of history around these codes Jean. Originally, they accessed the '437 OEM code page' symbols with a 0-255 code (or the international 850 code page if enabled). The leading 0 was added later to enable people to select from the more modern 'ANSI code page' (i.e. 1252 for Western Europe) while keeping compatibility with the 'OEM code page'. Apparently there is also a way of selecting from the 65,000-or-so Unicode symbols but it usually needs a change to the registry. There's a good page about it at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt_code. If you have a laptop then there probably isn't a Num Lock key, but the instructions at http://usefulshortcuts.com/alt-codes/instructions-for-using-alt-Codes.php cover this. Tony Proctor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean WOOD" <jeangrahame@orange.fr> To: "Dai & Angela Bevan" <daibevan@clara.co.uk>; <nottsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 7:26 PM Subject: [NTT] Alt codes (other oddments) > Thanks for that - ages ago I spent a LONG time tapping out masses of > numbers to find the symbols which appeared and was fascinated by the range > that popped up, but there were stil ones missing. > > Since then I have found a couple of websites giving lists but none of them > are complete after all it goes into the thousands -so I think there are > lots yet to discover. > > Meantime I will add these to my list tonight and print it out. I keep the > list stuck on the side of my hard drive and squint at it when I need > something! > > Jean Wood > > > > > >> Message du 29/09/13 08:41 >> De : "Dai & Angela Bevan" >> A : nottsgen@rootsweb.com >> Copie à : >> Objet : Re: [NTT] OT Peaky Blinders + other oddments >> >> Jean, Alt code for ½ is 0189. See >> http://usefulshortcuts.com/alt-codes/maths-alt-codes.php for more. Dai On >> 28/09/2013 20:25, Jean WOOD wrote: > > 2. Computer tips: To get a £ sign >> hold down the Alt tab whilst the number pad is activated and type 156, >> similarly a € sign is Alt depressed and 0128. To get ½ as in ½ d either >> do it separately in Word and Copy and Paste, or also in Word "Insert >> Symbol" and you will find a ½ there. > > Jean Wood > > Notts Surname List >> http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > Notts Surname List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message