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Question

how to use alter codes

by Jul 22, 2011 3:03AM PDT
i have a laptop dell inspiron 1545 and i need to type alter codes or characters but this keyboard wont let me plz and copy and paste does not work for some sites. tnx

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The easy way?
by Forum moderator Jul 22, 2011 3:39AM PDT

Use some USB NUMBER PAD.

The hard way? Tap NumLock then use the alt+number on the keyboard number pad. Beware that many users can't do this no matter how many times you try.
Bob

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Alt characters
by Jul 24, 2011 11:49AM PDT

Click start > Run > type in charmap

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number pad
by NicoleCozma Jul 24, 2011 11:50AM PDT

You'll probably need an additional usb pad for this as Bob mentioned.

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