Alt+243 does not work on Microsoft Office.
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for Alt 243 my keyboard types ¾ instead of ≤
the following link
"https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combinaisons_de_touche_Alt" provides some explanations but does not say how to make it so that when I type with my keyboard, by pressing ALT+243 I get the symbol ≤ instead of ¾
Thank you
14 answers
Hello,
in Word you can type Alt+8804 for ≤
Not applicable for Excel...
eric
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in Word you can type Alt+8804 for ≤
Not applicable for Excel...
eric
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By continually trying, we eventually succeed.
So the more it fails, the more chances we have that it works. (the Shadoks)
In addition to the thank you (yes, it happens!!!), remember to mark it as resolved. Thank you.
If you can install software, I recommend this very well-made utility: http://wincompose.info/
Unicode characters can be done with AltGr (release) followed by a mnemonic (fairly) easy to remember.
For example:
AltGr <= or AltGr <_ give ≤
AltGr E' gives É
AltGr E` gives È
AltGr *b gives β
etc
Great for Word and Excel, more random in browsers
eric
PS: I skipped part of the questions.
For ≥ it's Alt+8805
or AltGr >= if you have installed WinCompose
By continuously trying, we eventually succeed.
So the more it fails, the more chances we have that it works. (the Shadoks)
In addition to the thank you (yes, yes, it happens!!!), remember to mark as resolved. Thank you.
Unicode characters can be done with AltGr (release) followed by a mnemonic (fairly) easy to remember.
For example:
AltGr <= or AltGr <_ give ≤
AltGr E' gives É
AltGr E` gives È
AltGr *b gives β
etc
Great for Word and Excel, more random in browsers
eric
PS: I skipped part of the questions.
For ≥ it's Alt+8805
or AltGr >= if you have installed WinCompose
By continuously trying, we eventually succeed.
So the more it fails, the more chances we have that it works. (the Shadoks)
In addition to the thank you (yes, yes, it happens!!!), remember to mark as resolved. Thank you.
Hello,
If it's for Word, check here:
https://faqword.com/index.php/word/10-mise-en-forme/1148-comment-insere-un-caractere-unicode
m@rina
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If it's for Word, check here:
https://faqword.com/index.php/word/10-mise-en-forme/1148-comment-insere-un-caractere-unicode
m@rina
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Thank you very much for your help,
I installed Wincompose following your link but it doesn't work
I pinned it to my taskbar and when I click on the logo, nothing happens
Thank you for your help
I installed Wincompose following your link but it doesn't work
I pinned it to my taskbar and when I click on the logo, nothing happens
Thank you for your help
Hovering over the icon, you can already check that the shortcut is indeed Right Alt (=AltGr)
By right-clicking on it, you can access different options including 'Show sequences...' if you are looking for the mnemonic of a character.
If it is present on your bar, it means the installation is done, it is active and controls your inputs without doing anything more.
Go to Word or Excel, press AltGr (release) then < then = and ≤ should appear.
eric
--
By continually trying, we eventually succeed.
So the more it fails, the more chances we have that it works. (the Shadoks)
In addition to the thank you (yes, it can be done!!!), remember to mark it as resolved. Thank you
By right-clicking on it, you can access different options including 'Show sequences...' if you are looking for the mnemonic of a character.
If it is present on your bar, it means the installation is done, it is active and controls your inputs without doing anything more.
Go to Word or Excel, press AltGr (release) then < then = and ≤ should appear.
eric
--
By continually trying, we eventually succeed.
So the more it fails, the more chances we have that it works. (the Shadoks)
In addition to the thank you (yes, it can be done!!!), remember to mark it as resolved. Thank you
Hello again,
Thank you for your help, I managed to use Wincompose and it's working in Word and Excel
A big thank you, your assistance was helpful
Regarding my question, when you type with your keyboard alt243 do you get ¾ or ≤? I’m asking this to find out if it’s just my keyboard or if others have the same problem.
Also, if anyone knows the reason for this issue and the solution, I’m always interested, but thank you again for everything.
Thank you for your help, I managed to use Wincompose and it's working in Word and Excel
A big thank you, your assistance was helpful
Regarding my question, when you type with your keyboard alt243 do you get ¾ or ≤? I’m asking this to find out if it’s just my keyboard or if others have the same problem.
Also, if anyone knows the reason for this issue and the solution, I’m always interested, but thank you again for everything.
Same for me, ¾.
I remain doubtful because I don't think it's a Wikipedia error, and I can't explain why for now. We should read everything in detail
eric
--
By continually trying, we eventually succeed.
So the more it fails, the more chances we have that it works. (the Shadoks)
In addition to the thank you (yes, it happens!!!), remember to mark it as resolved. Thank you
I remain doubtful because I don't think it's a Wikipedia error, and I can't explain why for now. We should read everything in detail
eric
--
By continually trying, we eventually succeed.
So the more it fails, the more chances we have that it works. (the Shadoks)
In addition to the thank you (yes, it happens!!!), remember to mark it as resolved. Thank you
Good evening,
Actually, Wikipedia talks about 2 lists: the List of Alt codes from the code page 850 and the List of Alt codes (1-255;0032-0255). Windows seems to use the first list, but I too can't find more answers to this mystery
In any case, thank you again for everything, have a good evening.
Actually, Wikipedia talks about 2 lists: the List of Alt codes from the code page 850 and the List of Alt codes (1-255;0032-0255). Windows seems to use the first list, but I too can't find more answers to this mystery
In any case, thank you again for everything, have a good evening.
Good evening,
Some explanations here:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combinaisons_de_touche_Alt
m@rina
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Some explanations here:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combinaisons_de_touche_Alt
m@rina
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Can we read my answers in full????
Thank you Marina,
The link you provided is the link I gave in my question, and which we are discussing in the various replies. However, reading this link shows two lists of codes: Alt codes from the code page 850 and the List of Alt codes (1-255; 0032-0255), but it doesn’t explain how to type ALT+243 on my keyboard to get the ≤ symbol instead of ¾. So how can I switch from one list to the other using the same keyboard?
Thank you for your help.
The link you provided is the link I gave in my question, and which we are discussing in the various replies. However, reading this link shows two lists of codes: Alt codes from the code page 850 and the List of Alt codes (1-255; 0032-0255), but it doesn’t explain how to type ALT+243 on my keyboard to get the ≤ symbol instead of ¾. So how can I switch from one list to the other using the same keyboard?
Thank you for your help.
Hey m@rina :-)
I hope you're doing well.
For me, ¾ is normal since Windows uses code page 850 here, the character matches well.
It's hard to know what the 2nd table on Wiki corresponds to. They don't say, and it doesn't seem to be a Unicode table.
Maybe a link to Linux as they mention below (?)
In Word, you can enter Unicodes by typing the hex code of the character followed by Alt+C.
For example, in WinCompose, you can see that your character has the hex code 2265.
In Word (not Excel), type 2265Alt+C to get ≥
Eric
I hope you're doing well.
For me, ¾ is normal since Windows uses code page 850 here, the character matches well.
It's hard to know what the 2nd table on Wiki corresponds to. They don't say, and it doesn't seem to be a Unicode table.
Maybe a link to Linux as they mention below (?)
In Word, you can enter Unicodes by typing the hex code of the character followed by Alt+C.
For example, in WinCompose, you can see that your character has the hex code 2265.
In Word (not Excel), type 2265Alt+C to get ≥
Eric
Good evening.
To complete the numerous and interesting explanations provided above, please read carefully the third paragraph of the [Usage] chapter of my practical sheet https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-37641859-bureautique-caracteres-speciaux-avec-alt#utilisation
Retirement is great! Especially in the West Indies...
Raymond (INSA, AFPA)
To complete the numerous and interesting explanations provided above, please read carefully the third paragraph of the [Usage] chapter of my practical sheet https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-37641859-bureautique-caracteres-speciaux-avec-alt#utilisation
Retirement is great! Especially in the West Indies...
Raymond (INSA, AFPA)
In fact, the origin of my reflection was the various articles I found, such as:
https://fr.wikihow.com/faire-le-signe-inf%C3%A9rieur-ou-%C3%A9gal-%C3%A0-sur-un-clavier#:~:text=Maintenez%20la%20touche%20Alt%20appuy%C3%A9e%20en%20tapant%20243%20
or
https://www.informatique-mania.com/tutoriels/comment-rendre-le-signe-superieur-ou-egal-a-et-inferieur-ou-egal-a-sur-le-clavier-du-pc/
which say
On a PC or under Windows:
The greater than or equal to sign is written: Alt + 242
Type the less than or equal to sign: Alt + 243
I then tried, but I encountered the problem I mentioned
Why do some people succeed and not me, that's the question
If someone reads my message and is able to do it on their computer, it would be interesting to know if they are on Windows, Linux, etc.
In any case, a big thank you to everyone for all this reflection and your interesting responses
Have a great Sunday
https://fr.wikihow.com/faire-le-signe-inf%C3%A9rieur-ou-%C3%A9gal-%C3%A0-sur-un-clavier#:~:text=Maintenez%20la%20touche%20Alt%20appuy%C3%A9e%20en%20tapant%20243%20
or
https://www.informatique-mania.com/tutoriels/comment-rendre-le-signe-superieur-ou-egal-a-et-inferieur-ou-egal-a-sur-le-clavier-du-pc/
which say
On a PC or under Windows:
The greater than or equal to sign is written: Alt + 242
Type the less than or equal to sign: Alt + 243
I then tried, but I encountered the problem I mentioned
Why do some people succeed and not me, that's the question
If someone reads my message and is able to do it on their computer, it would be interesting to know if they are on Windows, Linux, etc.
In any case, a big thank you to everyone for all this reflection and your interesting responses
Have a great Sunday
not sure you saw this: https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-37525907-pour-alt-243-mon-clavier-inscrit-3-4-au-lieu-de#13
eric
eric
Yes, but how do you explain that some people manage to get the greater than, less than, or equal signs with alt 242 or 243 and not us? Maybe with Linux as you write, it's a pity that we can't find anyone who can do it with their computer, that would help us learn more. Thank you, ERIC, again for your help.
Because people copy nonsense without understanding and without checking, just to fill their site.
10,000 times the same mistake copied does not make it a truth.
242 (F2 in hex) and 243 (F3 in hex) are these characters in code page 437 that no one uses here. We use 850.
If you really want to enter them using Alt, see the bottom of post 13 for entering a Unicode.
eric
10,000 times the same mistake copied does not make it a truth.
242 (F2 in hex) and 243 (F3 in hex) are these characters in code page 437 that no one uses here. We use 850.
If you really want to enter them using Alt, see the bottom of post 13 for entering a Unicode.
eric
Good evening,
The subject is indeed much more technical than it seems, but not entirely.
437 is the original IBM code page for DOS, it's a derivative of ASCII, and 850 is a later variant meant to be suited for Western Europe.
But the two are only intended for DOS mode and, to a certain extent, for the DOS console; one can no longer, as was done in real DOS mode under Win9X, modify the Windows DOS page by a mode con statement in config.sys.
Whereas real DOS mode will indeed use page 850 (or 437), the DOS console under Windows operates in ANSI: if I want to display accented characters there, I have to enter CHCP 1252 (that's ANSI) or CHCP 65001 (that's UTF).
The theory today would suggest that all programs should be written in Unicode, and the issue wouldn't arise, but many programs will still use ISO 8859, which is somewhat a Frenchified ASCII.
It faces not only the more or less good will of the publishers or even just one publisher (under Windows, input can vary depending on the Microsoft software used) but also practical limits since it is difficult to produce tables (which also depend on the type of font used) that would universally include all the variations of Korean, Greek...
Notepad has the good taste to allow saving in ANSI or UTF (with or without BOM, especially in the case of accented characters); I am not an expert, but for example HTML or LaTeX allow the user to easily code the desired table.
That said, it is unacceptable that universal characters like ≤ and ≥ have been skipped for reasons of space, not in favor of international characters—I don't dispute the Icelandic ones, that's the point: Зbut for things as common as the double dagger: ‡‡, and that there is nothing other than subterfuges (certainly quite numerous) to write them in Word.
The subject is indeed much more technical than it seems, but not entirely.
437 is the original IBM code page for DOS, it's a derivative of ASCII, and 850 is a later variant meant to be suited for Western Europe.
But the two are only intended for DOS mode and, to a certain extent, for the DOS console; one can no longer, as was done in real DOS mode under Win9X, modify the Windows DOS page by a mode con statement in config.sys.
Whereas real DOS mode will indeed use page 850 (or 437), the DOS console under Windows operates in ANSI: if I want to display accented characters there, I have to enter CHCP 1252 (that's ANSI) or CHCP 65001 (that's UTF).
The theory today would suggest that all programs should be written in Unicode, and the issue wouldn't arise, but many programs will still use ISO 8859, which is somewhat a Frenchified ASCII.
It faces not only the more or less good will of the publishers or even just one publisher (under Windows, input can vary depending on the Microsoft software used) but also practical limits since it is difficult to produce tables (which also depend on the type of font used) that would universally include all the variations of Korean, Greek...
Notepad has the good taste to allow saving in ANSI or UTF (with or without BOM, especially in the case of accented characters); I am not an expert, but for example HTML or LaTeX allow the user to easily code the desired table.
That said, it is unacceptable that universal characters like ≤ and ≥ have been skipped for reasons of space, not in favor of international characters—I don't dispute the Icelandic ones, that's the point: Зbut for things as common as the double dagger: ‡‡, and that there is nothing other than subterfuges (certainly quite numerous) to write them in Word.
Thank you for your reply which provides an answer for Word, it's a good start. I'm still looking for Excel and I would appreciate it if anyone has answers regarding the keyboard
and for Word, for ≥ do you have a keyboard code
Thank you for your help.