#HOW TO TYPE SYMBOL FOR CENTS CODE#
If you display the Insert Symbol dialog box and select the cents symbol, at the bottom right of the dialog box you can see the character code for the symbol (it is 00A2).
How does this work? By holding down the Alt key as you type the ASCII or ANSI code for the symbol.įor instance, let's say you want to enter the cents symbol. One of the lesser-known facts is that every symbol has a "shortcut" key, but using that shortcut may not seem that short. Some symbols have obvious shortcut keys, defined by the folks in Redmond.
He'd like to assign the symbol to a shortcut key (it doesn't have one already), but cannot find a way to do it. He frequently needs to add a symbol from the Insert Symbol dialog box. John uses Excel to keep a maintenance log.