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From: derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Can't get character in Macrite II
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Date: 22 Apr 91 15:18:03 GMT
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kentiler@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Kent Iler) writes:

>Hello,	  
>	I was trying to get the command symbol to use in my text, which is
>the control-q sequence under CHICAGO font.  It just beeps when I do this.  I
>try the same thing under WORD and it works fine, using the same font and
>everything.  Does anyone know what's wrong?

I am sorry that I DON'T know the source of your problem.  I assume that
control-q in MacWrite means something in particular that is illegal
where you are doing it.  A glance through the manual does not indicate
what a control-q does.  

Fortunately,  I do know a great workaround.  Get a shareware utility 
called PopChar from the archives.  It allows you to rapidly access 
the entire character set of the currently active font by pulling down a 
menu from the upper left hand corner.   Select the needed character
from the menu, release the mouse and "pop", the character is inserted into 
your document. 

This tool is great for Zapf Dingbats, Symbols or accents that take two
or more keystrokes for entry.  I have also noticed that there are characters
in most every font that *CANNOT* be reached from the keyboard.  

Go figure that out.

Enjoy.
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