Whether you prefer to use a Mac or a Windows PC, you might think you know all your computer’s secrets. After all, you use it every day, and modern technology is supposed to be so intuitive that you ...

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Assign a keystroke shortcut to insert a symbol or special character Your email has been sent If you insert the same symbol or special character often, you should use a custom shortcut to bypass the ...

Q I’m beginning to handle international business, which means I need to be able to use foreign currency symbols in both Word and Excel. How do I create a shortcut for various symbols? In Excel, it’s a ...

One of the main reasons I've always insisted on having a keyboard with a full number pad—apart from being able to bash out numbers quickly—is that it lets me type out the Windows shortcut codes for an ...

Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of buttons that you can press on your computer to complete certain actions—like opening and closing files, copying and pasting text, and much more—that you would ...

Q: I loved your tip last week about Word's no-width optional break character. Is there a way to create a shortcut to this character? A: Last week, I showed you how to use Word's no-width optional ...

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Gboard now has a new clever shortcut for entering numbers and symbols. It includes flicking certain keys on the keyboard.