Tutorial Lady's Guide to Alt Key Symbols

This e-book tutorial contains how-to instructions and lists of 150 different characters not typically found on a computer keyboard… including symbols for copyright, trademark, heart, smiley face, foreign letters, math and music symbols, punctuation, currency, arrows and fun shapes to spice up your print and online publishing.

Three formats are included: Windows Alt Key symbols, Unicode characters and HTML codes… so if you’re not sure which will work on the various online applications you use… you have 3 options to choose from.

Here’s a sampling of what you’ll get with your Kindle tutorial, which includes instructions plus the codes for 150 highly useful symbols, including some fun graphical symbols like smiley faces and hearts:

(1) How to Make Windows Alt Key Symbols
Using the numeric keypad (NumLock on), hold down the Alt Key and press the numbers shown, in succession. Then let up the Alt Key.

(2) How to Insert Unicode Symbols
Type capital letter U, the plus sign (+) and the numbers and letters as shown, in succession. Then hold down the Alt Key and press letter x. Then let up the Alt Key.

(3) How to Use HTML Numeric Codes
Type the Ampersand symbol, followed by the Number sign – &# – and then the numbers in order – followed by a semi-colon.

Heart ♥
Alt, 3 for Print
U+2665 (Alt, x) for Unicode
♥ followed by ; for HTML

Copyright ©
Alt, 0, 1, 6, 9 for Print
U+00A9 (Alt, x) for Unicode
© followed by ; for HTML

Trademark ™
Alt, 0, 1, 5, 3 for Print
U+2122 (Alt, x) for Unicode
™ followed by ; for HTML

Registered Sign ®
Alt, 0, 1, 7, 4 for Print
U+00AE (Alt, x) for Unicode
® followed by ; for HTML

Bullet •
Alt, 0, 1, 4, 9 for Print
U+2022 (Alt, x) for Unicode
• followed by ; for HTML

Pound Sign £
Alt 0, 1, 6, 3 for Print
U+00A3 (Alt, x) for Unicode
£ followed by ; for HTML

Euro €
Alt, 0, 1, 2, 8 for Print
U+20AC (Alt, x) for Unicode
€ followed by ; for HTML

Cent Sign ¢
Alt, 0, 1, 6, 2 for Print
U+00A2 (Alt, x) for Unicode
¢ followed by ; for HTML

French accent a grave – à
Alt, 0, 2, 2, 4 for Print
U+00E0 (Alt, x) for Unicode
à followed by ; for HTML

French accent e acute – é
Alt, 0, 2, 3, 3 for Print
U+00E9 (Alt, x) for Unicode
é followed by ; for HTML

Spanish accent n tilde – ñ
Alt, 0, 2, 4, 1 for Print
U+00F1 (Alt, x) for Unicode
ñ followed by ; for HTML

NOTE: Alt Key symbols usually work best with common text fonts such as Arial, Courier New and Times New Roman.

Have fun!