by Kendall Callas
Perhaps you know that WordPerfect offers an array of useful symbols. For example, to produce a section symbol, hold down the Ctrl key and press the letter "V", then type 4,6 and Enter. It works, but those number codes are very hard to remember.
A blessing: Some symbols have easy-to-remember codes. You still press Ctrl+V (for
key
"value"), but then type just two keys:
| To create this symbol | Press Ctrl+V then these 2 keys | Symbol name |
| ¶ | P| | Paragraph ¶ |
| © | co | Copyright © |
| ® | ro | Registered trademark ® |
| NA | tm | Trademark |
| NA | sm | Service mark |
| ½ | /2 | One half ½ |
| ¼ | /4 | One quarter ¼ |
| o | ** | Bullet |
| · | *. | Small bullet · |
| | - - | Em dash |
(These keystrokes work in WordPerfect for DOS version 5.0 and 5.1. For WordPerfect version 6.0, begin with Ctrl+W instead of Ctrl+V. Results will vary according to your printer's capabilities.)
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