Finally figured out how to do a "Degree", symbol, keyboard!

**Robby321** · 11-24-2010, 10:46 PM

Got sick of the extra typing out.."DEGREE", as no small upper case "0", the surfboard.
Figured it out, key board shortcut. now simple...degree is (sample..32°)

When ya want to do a degree symbol, just do the number, then hit..'ALT" key, hold down, and hit 0176, the number pad. Number lock on, might not work some laptops though.

**Mark75H** · 11-24-2010, 11:18 PM

or if on a Mac ... option, shift, 8

**HStream1** · 11-25-2010, 06:38 AM

Thats pretty cool Robbie. I tried it and it worked on my HP key board. But you have only saved typing one letter including holding the alt key.

I always do a Degree as (32deg or 32*)

**Robby321** · 11-25-2010, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by HStream1

Thats pretty cool Robbie. I tried it and it worked on my HP key board. But you have only saved typing one letter including holding the alt key.

I always do a Degree as (32deg or 32*)

Yep, right on not saving keystrokes, just another thing to get frustrated with, internet!

**Dave Strong** · 11-25-2010, 07:48 PM

32° Cool

Dave

**BUSHWACKER** · 11-28-2010, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by Dave Strong

32° Cool

Dave

No,

not cool ....freezing!

**Robby321** · 11-29-2010, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by BUSHWACKER

No,

not cool ....freezing!

PHUC YU very much..(50's IN FLORIDA...OV/NI?...THATS a "warm up daytime time here"!

**BUSHWACKER** · 11-29-2010, 12:33 AM

64 degrees 12:29 am I'm central state last year it froze here several times late at night. Did ya see everyone bundled up at Tom Foleys up the swannie that 40 min north of me.

**Robby321** · 11-29-2010, 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by BUSHWACKER

64 degrees 12:29 am I'm central state last year it froze here several times late at night. Did ya see everyone bundled up at Tom Foleys up the swannie that 40 min north of me.

Set yer clocks back...nine hours, fake it..Be 36° at 3 in the afternoon!

**Robby321** · 11-25-2010, 08:12 PM

I can see some future grammar English classroom..teacher.."OK children, how do you spell "degree"?

"Alt0176"? NO! "optionshift8"?..NO!

**rchevelle71** · 11-26-2010, 09:00 PM

I have a whole list of how to do symbols with the alt key on my desk at work, if I remember I will scan it and post it monday.

**Stoker1** · 11-27-2010, 07:54 AM

Glad to see you're coming out of the dark ages Robby. Pop quiz next week to see if you remember it.

**head_dunce** · 11-27-2010, 09:00 AM

You may want to try some of the other ASCII characters...
http://www.ascii.cl/htmlcodes.htm

...and don't get a Mac! I got one about a year ago, their biggest baddest machine with dual chips and dual monitors (I write software for a living) and I hate the stupid thing. I'd rather have got a nice HP with Windows

instead of this Mac.

I've been using Linux on my desktop for over 10 years before this Mac, and I'd say the Linux machines are friendly than this Mac. (Still use Linux on all my servers of course

) I'm sick of the answer "It's a Mac thing" -- waste of money.

**Mark75H** · 11-27-2010, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by head_dunce

...and don't get a Mac! I got one about a year ago, their biggest baddest machine with dual chips and dual monitors (I write software for a living) and I hate the stupid thing. I'd rather have got a nice HP with Windows

instead of this Mac.

I've been using Linux on my desktop for over 10 years before this Mac, and I'd say the Linux machines are friendly than this Mac. (Still use Linux on all my servers of course

) I'm sick of the answer "It's a Mac thing" -- waste of money.

Certainly not the tool for you ... its the inverse of what you do and the way you think of things