OT Degree symbol - Farenheit

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John B.

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• Nov 22, 2010

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Last year I read on here that someone said you can make the little circle (with your computer) next to a number to represent the temperature.

Can any one tell me how to do that?

Thank you,
John

 

Ultradog MN

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Twin Cities

• Nov 22, 2010

• #1

I never could figure that out.
When I need to use the degree symbol I cut and past it from a Wordpad document I saved.
I think this is what you are talking about.
-23°

 

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TimV

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• Nov 22, 2010

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It's alt-0176 (hold down the "alt" key and press "0176"). Looks like this °. I included a list of many others below, or Google up "ascii alt codes".
ascii alt codes

 

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farmall300u

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• Nov 22, 2010

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I need to add two things to TimV"s post:
1. You need to enter the 0176 using the numeric keypad, not the numbers on the top row of your keyboard.
2. Make sure the Num Lock is on.

 

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ChrisinMO

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• Nov 22, 2010

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I just decided to test this. Our current temperature is 46°.

Woo-hoo! Thanks for the guidance. I've wondered about this for a long time, too.

Christopher

 

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Earl Gray

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• Nov 22, 2010

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I just use F, because most of the world ic C

 

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Earl Gray

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• Nov 22, 2010

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I just use F, because most of the world ic C

 

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Crem

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• Nov 22, 2010

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I do it almost like Altradog does.I found the degree symbol online and copied it in an email and then sent it to myself. Then I saved the email for future use. When I need it I can copy it again. That is kind of a pain but it works. It is 26° right now.
Degree symbol

 

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El Toro

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• Nov 23, 2010

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It's 46° here this morning. I often wondered where that symbol was. Thanks for the info. Hal

 

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john in la

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What part of in La do you not understand

• Nov 23, 2010

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You can do like Tim says; press alt and the number 0176 or 248.
You can also write it in HTML.
& deg ;
take out the spaces for this to work.

 

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WWS

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• Nov 23, 2010

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Huray I always wanted to know how to do that, its 45° here.

 

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GordoSD

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• Nov 23, 2010

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It was 5°F here this morning. UffDah!

Gordo

 

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Mike (WA)

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• Nov 23, 2010

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Its 20° here this AM. I use alt 0167, which is §, in my lawyer biz all the time- its means "section", as in §3, paragraph 4.

I do a lot of legal descriptions, and ° is used in metes and bounds descriptions. At one time, I had it set up as alt D - but got a new computer, forgot how I did it, and never bothered to figure it out again.

 

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BDT in Minnesota

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• Nov 23, 2010

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°▐§ø○ƒ£8╤° yikes, never did that before, so dats vut dose buttons ar fer... Thanks for sharing that info..

 

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BDT in Minnesota

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• Nov 23, 2010

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Is there a guide or chart somewhere that shows how to come up with all these various symbols?

 

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greenbeanman in Kansas

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• Nov 23, 2010

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The one I use most has been given, alt 0167 for degree. I also use alt 155 for the cent sign, alt 0188 for 1/4 alt 0189 for 1/2 and 0190 for 3/4.

I recently wrote down the squared 2 sign to place by a number indicating square foot or other. Visiting and on a laptop so don't have my cheat sheet.

The symbols, etc. are on the computer character map.

 

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BDT in Minnesota

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• Nov 23, 2010

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Thanks Tim, that is a keeper

 

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Old Roy

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• Nov 23, 2010

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Yah and if ya turn the keyboard upside down can ya do this ¿
Link to how to

 

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Jason the Red

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• Nov 23, 2010

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Anonymous-0

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• Nov 23, 2010

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Thanks Roy, I just learnt something new.[to me]