Computer Gurus - non-standard keyboard keys

[GA Russell]

How do I go about typing letters or symbols other than the standard English alphabet on my computer?

My specific interest at this time is the symbol for the word "Section", as in "Article 1, Section 1" of the Constitution. What I have in mind looks like two s's, one above the other.

Anybody know?

Thanks!

[jeffcrom]

I have found Microsoft Word to be very useful with non-American-English symbols and letters, such as vowels with accents and umlauts. Open up MS Word, find the "Insert" menu, and click on the "Symbol" menu. Almost anything you can imagine is there.

Find what you're looking for, insert it, copy it, and you can put it in a post here or wherever you want it.

Edited February 29, 2012 by jeffcrom

[Pete C]

I have found Microsoft Word to be very useful with non-American-English symbols and letters, such as vowels with accents and umlauts. Open up MS Word, find the "Insert" menu, and click on the "Symbol" menu. Almost anything you can imagine is there.

Find what you're looking for, insert it, copy it, and you can put it in a post here or wherever you want it.

That's how I normally do it too, but I'm studying Portuguese, and a shortcut for a language with lots of accents is to do a spell check after setting the language you want in Word, then you can replace your unaccented words with the suggested corrections.

[JSngry]

If you're not woring in Word already & need special characters, from the Start button/menu/whatever, go Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Character Map.

There you can play to your heart's content, copying and pasting all kinds of characters in all kinds of fonts.

[GA Russell]

Thanks, everyone, especially Jim! I'll be working in a relatively new program called Scrivener, so I'll see later today if what you suggest works in it..

[Shawn]

Thanks, everyone, especially Jim! I'll be working in a relatively new program called Scrivener, so I'll see later today if what you suggest works in it..

It should work fine.

[Pete C]

If you're not woring in Word already & need special characters, from the Start button/menu/whatever, go Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Character Map.

Thanks. I just learned something new.

[JSngry]

The characters in Character Map work fine on the board too, just in case the need arises.

[Aggie87]

If you're not woring in Word already & need special characters, from the Start button/menu/whatever, go Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Character Map.

There you can play to your heart's content, copying and pasting all kinds of characters in all kinds of fonts.

Or easier access to it:

Start -> Run -> Charmap.exe

Could even make a link to it on your desktop for even easier access.