Tech Tips for Writers is an (almost) weekly post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that friends have shared. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have. I’ll cover it in a future Tip.
Q: How do you create the copyright symbol in Word?
A: It’s easier than you think. Hold down the Alt key and press 0169. Use the keypad with the num lock on–don’t use the number row. I could not get this to work until someone pointed out that you must use the keypad. Duh.
This not only works in Office, but lots of other places, ©–like WordPress. Cool, hunh?
Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy. She is webmaster for six blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, a weekly columnist for Examiner.com and TeachHUB, Editorial Review Board member for Journal for Computing Teachers, Cisco guest blog, IMS tech expert, and a monthly contributor to Today’s Author. In her free time, she is the editor of a K-8 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum, and creator of technology training books for how to integrate technology in education. Currently, she’s editing a thriller that should be out to publishers next summer. Contact Jacqui at her writing office or her tech lab, Ask a Tech Teacher.
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Thanks for the reblog!
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To do the copy write symbol on a Mac, hold down the option key (alt ) and hit g. It will give you ©.
For trademark use option and 2. ™
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Well, that’s interesting. Thanks, Kate. I wish PCs had made it that simple.
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Very handy advice. How about the trademark (TM) symbol? The shortcut is Alt 0153. ™.
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Oooh–I like that. Thanks, Charlie!
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I only have the number row on my mac book pro doh!
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Oh–my husband’s laptop is like that. I wonder if it would work…
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Stupid me! I’ve been doing this wrong and long way round and committing a crime too!!
I had to steal it from somewhere and copy/paste the symbol. [crime was the better option than asking this ‘stupid question’ to someone.] Thanks Jacqui. Arun
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You are a problem-solver, Arun. That’s a sought-after trait. All I’ve done is shown you an alternative approach.
Truth: I did it your way before someone else pointed out this snazzy approach.
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