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From: "Deborah" <>
Subject: RE: [ZA] Foreign Accents, other stuff
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 08:28:58 +0200
In-Reply-To: <021d01c2e74d$0192ef60$235727c4@chrish>


You're right this is useful - it forces one to look at real options, rather
than go the long route as we have been doing...
I discovered, if you set up your computer in windows or word with the option
of more than one French, Portuguese, German, etc,dictionary, then you can
just switch to that dictionary in outlook, and type the word you want, which
will automatically give you the accents you want. You can also use the
Control key! Need to refine that,but will keep you informed.
Deborah

-----Original Message-----
From: sharon marshall [mailto:]
Sent: 10 March, 2003 11:33 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [ZA] Foreign Accents, other stuff


This is amazing - thanks to all who gave input on this - will stop me having
to say things like "e with 2 dots on the e"? I work on a Mac all day and
have just been to lazy to try and figure it out on my home PC.
Because I don't want to be guilty of taking up space with thank yous, here's
a snip of hopefully useful info and questions I've been meaning to ask:
1. I have the March 2000 issue of Country Life with the Glen Avon story in
it if anyone would like copies.
2. I have a map of Troyeville, suburb of Johannesburg in which stands
Gandhi's house and where David Webster was murdered in the 1980s, ditto
above.
3. I have a streetmap of Grahamstown in PDF format, ditto above.
4. I came across a list of useful Latin genealogy terminology on an internet
site the other day, any takers?
5. I have a booklet entitled A History of Observatory (Cape Town) 1881-1913
if anyone would like me to look up anything.
6. What is the least I should expect to pay for a digital camera (SA rand
terms) capable of photographing DNs etc?
7. Does anyone know of any published works on the Marshall descendants of
Henry William Marshall (or any SA Marshalls for that matter) who came out on
the Northampton in Clark's party?
8. Does anyone know where I can get "The Trollops of South Africa" by Doris
Trollip Gordon published circa 1971 by Shuter and Shooter, Pietermaritzburg.
ISBN 0 86985 196 9? I have tried various local and internet outlets without
success.

Bedtime before I get really boring...
Good night all
Sharon





----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Griffiths" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 7:12 PM
Subject: [ZA] Foreign Accents


> Hi Mary and Listers
>
> Here are shortcuts to the common symbols for Outlook, Word and Excel.
>
> The Num Lock light on your keyboard must be ON. If not switch it on
> with the Num Lock key above the 7 on the numeric keys on the right of
> your keyboard.
>
> Hold down Alt (next to the Space Bar) and type the number on the List
> using the numeric keys on the right of your keyboard. They will not
> work with the numbers above the QWERTY keys. I have this list printed
> out on the wall next to my PC.
>
> Alt + 131 â
> Alt + 132 ä
> Alt + 133 à
> Alt + 142 Ä
> Alt + 135 ç
> Alt + 136 ê
> Alt + 137 ë
> Alt + 138 è
> Alt + 130 é
> Alt + 0203 Ë
> Alt + 140 î
> Alt + 139 ï
> Alt + 141 ì
> Alt + 148 ö
> Alt + 153 Ö
> Alt + 129 ü
> Alt + 154 Ü
> Alt + 145 æ
> Alt + 156 £ GBP
> Alt + 0128 ? Euro
> Alt + 0165 ¥ Yen
> Alt + 248 ° degrees
> Alt + 0180 ´ feet
> Alt + 0215 ×
> Alt + 0247 ÷
> Alt + 0248 ø
> Alt + 230 µ
> Alt + 241 ±
> Alt + 172 ¼
> Alt + 171 ½
> Alt + 0190 ¾
> Alt + 0134 ?
> Alt + 167 º
> Alt + 0185 ¹
> Alt + 0178 ²
> Alt + 0179 ³
>
> Regards,
>
> Robin Griffiths Tel(H):+27(0)31 5731729
> 38 Longwoods Drive Cell:072 4772704
> Glenhills
> Durban North, 4051
> South Africa
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary Longman [mailto:]
> Sent: 10 March 2003 04:46
> To:
> Subject: Re: [ZA] Accents-cedillas in Word for Windows
>
>
> Thanks, Deborah, its good to know I was not missing something then!
> mary
>
>
> I've never found a way in Outlook, but usually do the necessary in word,
> then copy and paste quite successfully... Useful if you have to do
> umlatts,
> accents, cedillas, $ and £ signs.
> Laboriously long if you have plenty of the same symbol throughout a
> document. Sometimes better to prepare in word, then cut or copy and
> paste
> into your email...
> hope thats helpful.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary Longman [mailto:]
> Sent: 10 March, 2003 3:04 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [ZA] Accents-cedillas in Word for Windows
>
>
> Is there a way to access this in Outlook Express? I looked but could
> not
> find it in the drop downs but might have missed the right place!
>
> mary
>
>
>
> Hi,
> There is no need to go to all that trouble in Word, when there is a full
> programme set up already...Going to Word document, type your letters,
> louren, then go to "insert" option, select option "symbols", you can
> pick up
> the accented c for Lourenco Marques with the formatting table "Courier
> New"... I'm sure if you scroll through some of the other options under
> symbols, you can find every accent-cedilla you ever needed...and then
> you
> can finish your word Lourenço Marques. Voila!
> Deborah
>
>
>
>
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