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A.
Microsoft Word uses the Symbol command from the Insert menu to insert special
characters. There's no similar command in Outlook Express, but you can still
enter those special characters if you know how.
In
Windows, the easiest way to insert a character that doesn't appear on the
keyboard is to open the Character Map utility
(found on the Start menu under Programs, then Accessories; in Windows 98 go
a layer deeper under System Tools), select the font you're using and click
the character you want. Press the Select and Copy buttons to copy it to the
clipboard. Then you can paste it into any document.
If
you don't have Character Map on your computer,
you can install it using the Add/Remove Programs control panel. Click on the
Windows Setup tab, double-click on System Tools, and check the box next to
Character Map.
Windows
also allows you to enter special characters directly using the Alt key and
the numeric keypad (Num Lock must be on). For example, enter an "e"
with an acute accent mark by typing Alt-0233. Alt-0176 is the degrees symbol
and Alt-0162 is the cents sign. For a table of all the standard characters
and their keycodes visit various sites on the web-- just add a zero to the
beginning of each code listed after using the Alt key.
The ANSI Character Set
The following
table shows characters 128-255 of the ANSI character set.
Note:
Some characters on this page may not display correctly unless you are using
a Windows browser.
|
Code |
Char |
Name |
Code |
Char |
Name |
|
128 |
€ |
unused |
192 |
À |
A
grave |
|
129 |
|
unused |
193 |
Á |
A
acute |
|
130 |
‚ |
baseline
single quote |
194 |
 |
A
circumflex |
|
131 |
ƒ |
florin |
195 |
à |
A
tilde |
|
132 |
„ |
baseline
double quote |
196 |
Ä |
A
diaeresis |
|
133 |
… |
ellipsis |
197 |
Å |
A
ring |
|
134 |
† |
dagger
(single) |
198 |
Æ |
AE
ligature |
|
135 |
‡ |
dagger
(double) |
199 |
Ç |
C
cedilla |
|
136 |
ˆ |
circumflex |
200 |
È |
E
grave |
|
137 |
‰ |
per
mil |
201 |
É |
E
acute |
|
138 |
Š |
S
caron |
202 |
Ê |
E
circumflex |
|
139 |
‹ |
left
single guillemet |
203 |
Ë |
E
diaeresis |
|
140 |
Π|
OE
ligature |
204 |
Ì |
I
grave |
|
141 |
|
unused |
205 |
Í |
I
acute |
|
142 |
Ž |
unused |
206 |
Î |
I
circumflex |
|
143 |
|
unused |
207 |
Ï |
I
diaeresis |
|
144 |
|
unused |
208 |
Ð |
Icelandic
Eth |
|
145 |
‘ |
open
single quote |
209 |
Ñ |
N
tilde |
|
146 |
’ |
close
single quote |
210 |
Ò |
O
grave |
|
147 |
“ |
open
double quote |
211 |
Ó |
O
acute |
|
148 |
” |
close
double quote |
212 |
Ô |
O
circumflex |
|
149 |
• |
bullet
(large) |
213 |
Õ |
O
tilde |
|
150 |
– |
en
dash |
214 |
Ö |
O
diaeresis |
|
151 |
— |
em
dash |
215 |
× |
multiply
symbol |
|
152 |
˜ |
tilde |
216 |
Ø |
O
with oblique stroke |
|
153 |
™ |
unregistered
trademark |
217 |
Ù |
U
grave |
|
154 |
š |
s
caron |
218 |
Ú |
U
acute |
|
155 |
› |
right
single guillemet |
219 |
Û |
U
circumflex |
|
156 |
œ |
oe
ligature |
220 |
Ü |
U
diaeresis |
|
157 |
|
unused |
221 |
Ý |
Y
acute |
|
158 |
ž |
unused |
222 |
Þ |
Icelandic
Thorn |
|
159 |
Ÿ |
Y
diaeresis |
223 |
ß |
German
sharp s |
|
160 |
|
non-breaking
space |
224 |
à |
a
grave |
|
161 |
¡ |
Spanish
inverted ! |
225 |
á |
a
acute |
|
162 |
¢ |
cents |
226 |
â |
a
circumflex |
|
163 |
£ |
pounds |
227 |
ã |
a
tilde |
|
164 |
¤ |
intl.
monetary symbol |
228 |
ä |
a
diaeresis |
|
165 |
¥ |
yen |
229 |
å |
a
ring |
|
166 |
¦ |
broken
bar |
230 |
æ |
ae
ligature |
|
167 |
§ |
section
symbol |
231 |
ç |
c
cedilla |
|
168 |
¨ |
diaeresis |
232 |
è |
e
grave |
|
169 |
© |
copyright |
233 |
é |
e
acute |
|
170 |
ª |
feminine
ordinal |
234 |
ê |
e
circumflex |
|
171 |
« |
left
double guillemet |
235 |
ë |
e
diaeresis |
|
172 |
¬ |
not |
236 |
ì |
i
grave |
|
173 |
|
soft
hyphen |
237 |
í |
i
acute |
|
174 |
® |
registered
trademark |
238 |
î |
i
circumflex |
|
175 |
¯ |
macron |
239 |
ï |
i
diaeresis |
|
176 |
° |
ring
(also degrees) |
240 |
ð |
Icelandic
eth |
|
177 |
± |
plus/minus |
241 |
ñ |
n
tilde |
|
178 |
² |
superscript
2 |
242 |
ò |
o
grave |
|
179 |
³ |
superscript
3 |
243 |
ó |
o
acute |
|
180 |
´ |
acute |
244 |
ô |
o
circumflex |
|
181 |
µ |
micro
symbol (or mu) |
245 |
õ |
o
tilde |
|
182 |
¶ |
pilcrow
(paragraph symbol) |
246 |
ö |
o
diaeresis |
|
183 |
· |
bullet
(small) |
247 |
÷ |
divide
symbol |
|
184 |
¸ |
cedilla |
248 |
ø |
o
with oblique stroke |
|
185 |
¹ |
superscript
1 |
249 |
ù |
u
grave |
|
186 |
º |
masculine
ordinal |
250 |
ú |
u
acute |
|
187 |
» |
right
double guillemet |
251 |
û |
u
circumflex |
|
188 |
¼ |
one-fourth |
252 |
ü |
u
diaeresis |
|
189 |
½ |
one-half |
253 |
ý |
y
acute |
|
190 |
¾ |
three-fourths |
254 |
þ |
Icelandic
thorn |
|
191 |
¿ |
Spanish
inverted ? |
255 |
ÿ |
y
diaeresis |
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