Useful tip here: how to type the degree symbol in a post - 120° is hot

[donbryce]

So to illustrate, I type 10 degrees celcius = 50 degrees farenheit. Again, holding the 'Alt' key down, and typing '0176' on the number pad (not the numbers above the keyboard), I type the symbol instead of the word 'degree': 10° celcius = 50° farenheit. The "°" doesn't appear until you lift your finger off the Alt key.

 

[fossil]

Particularly useful for those who don't know how to spell Celsius or Fahrenheit. ;-P Rick

EDIT: Just yankin' yer chain a little, Don. Good tip, thanks! °°°°°

 

[trbinrat]

http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/altchrc.html

Here ya go

Mystery solved

 

[lpgreg]

It looks like the tutorial says alt 167.

 

[pkitfox]

°°°°°Thanks°°°°°

Never knew.

 

[fossil]

ALT 167 yields º ALT 0176 yields ° The difference is subtle, but there is a difference, and it's the second of the two that's the "degree" symbol, as the OP said. The "tutorial" linked by trbinrat is not a complete listing. Google something like "alt codes" and you'll find your way into the whole world. In some cases there are two different codes for the same symbol. Have fun! Rick

EDIT: Here ya go:

http://www.theworldofstuff.com/characters/?print

 

[OU812]

What happens if you press Alt F4?

 

[crausch]

It's windows hot key combination to close the current window. For those of you who had just tried it, I think you fell for that last post :lol:

«Thanks» for the degree tip °

BTW...for those of you used to HTML, you can use the decimal entity

°

to display the same thing. °

 

[Wet1]

I always use alt 248... " ° "

 

[lpgreg]

Got it it is alt 0176 not alt 176 greg

 

[GVA]

Guess I'm lazy here..... and will still use the asterisk...........120*
thats "shift 8 " ;-)

 

[fossil]

οποιοσδήποτε. Rick