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On IBM PC compatible personal computers from the 1980s, the BIOS allowed the user to hold down the Alt key and type a decimal number on the keypad. It would place the corresponding code into the keyboard buffer so that it would look (almost) as if the code had been entered by a single keystroke.
It’s easy to make any accent or symbol on a Windows keyboard once you’ve got the hang of alt key codes. If you’re using a desktop, your keyboard probably has a number pad off to the right ...
Under Windows, the Alt key is pressed and held down while a decimal character code is entered on the numeric keypad; the Alt key is then released and the character appears. The numerical code corresponds to the character’s code point in the Windows 1252 code page, with a leading zero; for example, an en dash (–) is entered using Alt+0150 ...
Configure desired keypress in Keyboard and Mouse Preferences, Keyboard Shortcuts, Select the next source in Input menu. [1] Ctrl+Alt+K via KDE Keyboard. Alt+⇧ Shift in GNOME. Ctrl+\ Ctrl+Space: Print Ctrl+P: ⌘ Cmd+P: Ctrl+P: Ctrl+P: Open Help Menu F1 in GNOME: Ctrl+Alt+/ Windows Mobility Center Windows 7: ⊞ Win+X. Windows 10: ⊞ Win+X ...
The currency sign was once a part of the Mac OS Roman character set, but Apple changed the symbol at that code point to the euro sign in Mac OS 8.5.In pre-Unicode Windows character sets (Windows-1252), the generic currency sign was retained at 0xA4 and the euro sign was introduced as a new code point, at 0x80 in the little used (by Microsoft) control-code space 0x80 to 0x9F.
Keyboard shortcuts make it easier and quicker to perform some simple tasks in your AOL Mail. Access all shortcuts by pressing shift+? on your keyboard. All shortcuts are formatted for Windows computers, but most will work on a Mac by substituting Cmd for Ctrl or Option for Alt. General keyboard shortcuts
On a typical Windows-compatible PC keyboard, the AltGr key, when present, takes the place of the right-hand Alt key. The key at this location will operate as AltGr if a keyboard layout using AltGr is chosen in the operating system, regardless of what is engraved on the key. [ 2 ]
The Alt key on a Lenovo laptop keyboard ISO keyboard symbol for “Alternate” The Alt keyAlt (pronounced / ɔː l t / AWLT or / ʌ l t / ULT) on a computer keyboard is used to change (alternate) the function of other pressed keys. Thus, the Alt key is a modifier key, used in a similar fashion to the Shift key.