It is found by going to Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Character Map
Sue
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard L. Clark" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: Umlaut ~ Tilde & More


> There is an easier way than memorizing the ASCII codes for
> various symbols or changing your keyboard setup.  Windows
> comes with a handy little program of letters, symbols, accents,
> etc.  It is called Character Map and is probably located in the
> Windows Accessories file.  Just drag the thing out onto the
> desktop and whenever you need a special symbol you can get it
> and copy it.  Character Map gives you diverse foreign alphabets as
> well as mathematical and other symbols.  In MS Word, or any
> other word processor, it is easy enough to set certain key strokes
> to represent needed symbols.  For instance, I have all the
> diacritical marks necessary in Spanish available by just hitting Alt
> + the letter; e.g., alt + a =  á.
>
> kate
>
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