How do I create a hash tag from an apple keyboard for twitter entry?
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(4 posts)- Started 1 year ago by braeburn
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Hi braeburn.
Annoying but simple one this.
The apple keyboard doesn't give the # symbol a key of its own. instead it has been given a status as an 'alternative' key press option. So, if you press the 'alt' key at the same time as the '3' key you get a '#'
'alt' + '3' = '#'
Given how often you use a # these days for all sorts of thngs on computers and websites you would have thought they would have promoted the # symbol to have a key of its own. In the meantime, I guess you could use an indelible pen to write 'ALT #' on the no 3 key.
Hope this sorts it out.
Dave
Posted 1 year ago # -
Since nearly the beginning of Mac-dom, when you wanted to find out which key combination produced a font’s special characters (stuff like ©, ™, £, ¢, ‰, ƒ, etc.), you used a utility called KeyCaps. More than a decade later, KeyCaps is still a part of Mac OS, but a better way to access these special characters is through the Character Palette. You can access it two ways: (1) From within Mac OS X business apps (like Mail, TextEdit, Stickies, etc.), just go under Edit and choose Special Characters or click on the Actions pop-up menu at the bottom of the Font Panel and choose Characters; (2) add Character Palette access to your menu bar, so you can access it when you’re working in other applications (like Microsoft Word or Adobe InDesign). You do this by going to the System Preferences in the Apple menu, under International, and clicking on the Input Menu tab. Turn on the checkbox for Character Palette and it will appear in the menu bar along the right side.
Posted 1 year ago # -
What a great tip. Thanks for that Anthony.
Posted 1 year ago #
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