Is the Section Symbol available in PowerPoint for Mac fonts? I want to include the section symbol in PowerPoint, but have not been able to find the symbol in the list. This thread is locked.
- Is the Section Symbol available in PowerPoint for Mac fonts? I want to include the section symbol in PowerPoint, but have not been able to find the symbol in the list. This thread is locked.
- Section sign: 00A8 ¨ Diaeresis (Umlaut). Experiment on your own; it´s quite easy to get used to. If you need the accent symbol on it´s own (as in the word it´s), simply type it twice.
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- Letters with Accents – (e.g. ó, ò, ñ)
- Other Foreign Characters – (e.g. ç, ¿, ß)
- Currency Symbols – (e.g. ¢, £, ¥)
- Math Symbols – (e.g. ±, °, ÷)
- Other Punctuation – (e.g. &, ©, §)
- Extra Accents:Extended Keyboard for OS X – (e.g. Ā, ý, č) New Page
Letters with Accents
This list is organized by Accent type. For the Template, the symbol 'V' means any vowel. The format is to hold the first two keys down simultaneously, release, then type the letter you wish to be accented.
| ACCENT | SAMPLE | TEMPLATE |
|---|---|---|
| Acute | ó Ó | Option+E, V |
| Circumflex | ô Ô | Option+I, V |
| Grave | ò Ò | Option+`, V |
| Tilde | õ Õ | Option+N, V Only works with 'n,N,o,O,a,A' |
| Umlaut | ö Ö | Option+U, V |
Section Symbol On Mac Keyboard
Examples
Example 1: To input the letter ó, hold down the Option key, then the E key. Release both keys then type lowercase o.
Example 2: To input the letter Ó, hold down the Option key, then the E key. Release both keys then type capital O.
Other Foreign Characters
To insert these characters, press the Option key (bottom of keyboard) then other 'code' key to make the symbol appear.
| SYMBOL | NAME | CODE |
|---|---|---|
| ¡ | Upside-down exclamation mark | Option+1 |
| ¿ | Upside-down question mark | Shift+Option+? |
| Ç,ç | French C cedille (caps/lowecase) | Shift+Option+C |
| Œ,œ | OE ligature (caps/lowecase) | Shift+Option+Q |
| ß | German Sharp/Double S | Option+S |
| º, ª | Masculine Ordinal Number (Span/Ital/Portuguese) Feminine Ordinal Number | Option+0 |
| Ø,ø | Nordic O slash (caps/lowecase) | Shift+Option+O |
| Å,å | Nordic A ring (caps/lowecase) | Shift+Option+A |
| Æ,æ | AE ligature (caps/lowecase) | Shift+Option+' (apostrophe key) |
| « » | Spanish/French quotation marks | Option+ |
Examples
Example 1: To input French ç (Option+C), hold down the Option, then the C key. The ç will appear.
Example 2: To input French Ç (Shift+Option+C), hold down the Shift key, then the Option key,then the C key. The ç will appear.
Currency Symbols
| SYMBOL | NAME | CODE |
|---|---|---|
| ¢ | Cent sign | Option+4 |
| £ | British Pound | Option+3 |
| ¥ | Japanese Yen | Option+Y |
| € | Euro Sign. | Shift+Option+2 May not be in older fonts. |
| ƒ | Dutch Florin | Option+F |
Math Symbols
| SYMBOL | NAME | CODE |
|---|---|---|
| ÷ | Division sign | Option+/ |
| ± | Plus/minus sign | Shift+Option+= |
| ° | The degree symbol | Shift+Option+8 |
| ¬ | 'not' symbol | Option+L |
| ≥ | Greater than or equal to | Option+> |
| ≤ | Lesser than or equal to | Option+< |
| √ | square root radical sign | Option+V |
| π | Pi symbol | Option+P |
| ∞ | Infinity symbol | Option+5 |
| ≈ | Approximately | Option+X |
| Δ | Delta/Difference | Option+J |
| Σ | Sum Sign | Option+W |
| ∏ | Product Pi Symbol | Shift+Option+P |
| Ω | Ohm sign | Option+Z |
| µ | Micro | Option+M |
| ∂ | Partial Derivative | Option+D |
| ∫ | Integral Sign | Option+B |
| ‰ | Per Mil (1/1000) Sign | Shift+Option+R |
Other Punctuation
| SYMBOL | NAME | CODE |
|---|---|---|
| © | Copyright symbol | Option+G |
| ® | Registered | Option+R |
| ™ | Trademark | Option+2 |
| ¶ | Paragraph Symbol | Option+7 |
| • | Dot | Option+8 |
| § | Section Symbol | Option+6 |
| – | en-dash. Option, then minus sign | Option+- |
| — | em-dash | Shift+Option+- |
| † | Dagger | Option+T |
Other Symbols
If the symbol you need is not on this page, try these options.
Section Symbol On Mac Laptop
I set mine up (using the 'Tools / Customise Keyboard' command in Word 2007) to use 'Shift control return' instead for the page break, which doesn't seem to conflict with anything else and I find easy enough to remember.
Cheers
Rod
