How to type the symbols that are not on the keyboard

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nouvang1
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How to type the symbols that are not on the keyboard

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I am new computer user, I don't know how to type out the symbols : sterling,currency, yen, section, dieresis,copyright register and more. These symbols are not on the keyboard. How can I type them out? Can anybody help me?

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Re: How to type the symbols that are not on the keyboard

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Google is your friend for such questions — you can quickly find a wide range of solutions by searching, e.g.

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Using Google search is easy. Just type How do I type characters not on hte keyboard? in the Google search field.

The optimal solution depends on the software you're using, which special characters you need to type, and how often.
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Re: How to type the symbols that are not on the keyboard

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Modern Windows users actually have a kind of neat option of a Unicode Input Method Editor that is already installed on your computer. You just have to enable it in your language taskbar and go. More detail at http://blogs.msdn.com/b/michkap/archive ... 19117.aspx
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