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Alt symbols
« on: Monday 06 April 15 19:02 BST (UK) »
Can anyone help please.
I have been using symbols for
baptism
birth *
death †
burial or cremation
marriage x
spouse +
divorce ÷

I recently acquired a lap top working on Windows 8 , Word 2013.  Word 2013 does not give me the correct symbols for baptism (alt 247 - equals (two wavy lines) and burial (alt 234 Greek Omega).

Is there another way around this.
Many thanks
Ceeoh

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Re: Alt symbols
« Reply #1 on: Monday 06 April 15 22:26 BST (UK) »
Aren´t all of those you have on your list available on a normal keyboard except your choice of burial symbol?
Crackett, Cracket, Webb, Turner, Henderson, Murray, Carr, Stavers, Thornton, Oliver, Davis, Hall, Anderson, Atknin, Austin, Bainbridge, Beach, Bullman, Charlton, Chator, Corbett, Corsall, Coxon, Davis, Dinnin, Dow, Farside, Fitton, Garden, Geddes, Gowans, Harmsworth, Hedderweek, Heron, Hedley, Hunter, Ironside, Jameson, Johnson, Laidler, Leck, Mason, Miller, Milne, Nesbitt, Newton, Parkinson, Piery, Prudow, Reay, Reed, Read, Reid, Robinson, Ruddiman, Smith, Tait, Thompson, Watson, Wilson, Youn

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Re: Alt symbols
« Reply #2 on: Monday 06 April 15 23:01 BST (UK) »
* x  + are on the keyboard.
÷ is alt 0247 (not on keyboard)
The double (wavy) equals (basically two ~ one below the other) and the omega symbol are not on the keyboard and in Word 2013 do not come up according to the alt table 247 and 234.
I previously worked in Word 2007 and the symbols were correct in that format.
I have Googled for a character map for 2013 but hoped someone may have more idea than I do as to how to access it on the lap top.  I understand it should already be part of the set up.
Thanks for reply.

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Re: Alt symbols
« Reply #3 on: Monday 06 April 15 23:04 BST (UK) »
Sorry should also have said † alt 0134 is not on the keyboard either.

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Re: Alt symbols
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 07 April 15 07:31 BST (UK) »
Omega is represented by Unicode 03A9 and the double wavy line is Unicode 2248.  They can be accessed in word 2013 by selecting the Insert tab and then selecting Symbol.  A Unicode map can be found at  http://unicode-table.com/en/#control-character. Hope that helps.

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Re: Alt symbols
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 07 April 15 12:56 BST (UK) »
Many thanks CathieM will try the Unicode.

Many thanks for assistance
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Re: Alt symbols
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 08 April 15 14:45 BST (UK) »
Alt + 0134  for  †
&
Alt + 0247 for ÷

you will only get on your laptop if it has an inbuilt RHS numerical section.
My laptop has both sets of numbers and I just confirmed this - the above worked from the side numbers but not from the top line numbers.

These Ascii characters do not, for some reason, work using the numbers along the top of the keyboard, on most or maybe all laptops.
But you can always use the Insert function ->Symbol ->More symbols (if the grid screen does not come up straight away) and find them there.

Incidentally, the usual symbol for marriages is the equal sign  = which of course is on your keyboard under the plus sign.

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Re: Alt symbols
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 08 April 15 14:52 BST (UK) »
All symbols and foreign alphabets are readily available in the 'Character Map' program located in Windows Accessories.  I keep a shortcut to it available on the desktop.   §¾±¢ü©®µ¬æ.
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis

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Re: Alt symbols
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 09 April 15 17:45 BST (UK) »
Thank you all for replies.  A very good idea to have a desk top short cut.  As Windows 8, Word 2013 and the LT keyboard are totally new to me I will have to spend some time working out Windows Accessories / Insert function / Unicode etc.

The symbols I am using are those used by GSSA (Genealogical Society South Africa).

Many thanks for help.

Ceeoh
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