[TrevorW]

Typical in the old days when I was a lad they gave you help books that showed the alternative characters available from a combination of holding down the Ctrl, Shift and Alt keys.

If you Google you probably be able to get the list or

1. Do one of the following:
   • For Microsoft Windows XP, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Character Map.
   • For Microsoft Windows 2000 Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Character Map.
   Note If Character Map is not available, see Windows Help for information about how to install a Windows component.
   
2. In the Font list, click the font you want to use.
3. Click the special character you want. If you don't see the character you want, try clicking another font in the Font list.
4. Click Select, and then click Copy.
5. Switch to your document, and then place the insertion point where you want to paste the character.
6. Click Paste http://office.microsoft.com/global/i...ZA060446821033.
7. If the character looks different from the one you selected, select the character and apply the same font you selected in Character Map.

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