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Symbols commonly used in mathematics, such as fractions and the square root sign, are easily executed using keyboard shortcuts. For example, the pi symbol will appear in your Windows document if you hold down the ALT key and type 0227 on the keypad. On a Mac, get pi to appear by simply holding down the Option key and pressing P. Finally, if you're working in html, the keyboard shortcut for pi is ? or ?. The process is similar for currency marks such as the British pound: Hold down the ALT key and type 0163; use Option 3; or type ВЈ or ВЈ, depending what you're doing. Accent marks and related characters are often employed when the writer is composing text in a non-English language. For example, one combination of keys can execute the tilde often used in Spanish, while other shortcuts instantly bring up grave or acute accents, a circumflex or umlaut over vowels. Other common symbols, marks, characters and punctuation that have keyboard shortcuts include: copyright and trademark symbols, bullets, em-dashes and en-dashes and paragraph symbols. Memorizing the shortcuts for the symbols and characters you use most, or keeping a Web-based guide on the ready, can save time and frustration so computer users can get back to the task at hand. Copyright 2009 by Kevin Savetz Kevin Savetz is creator of more than 75 web sites, including HowToType.net that explains how to type special characters and symbols on the computer. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kevin_Savetz
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