On 1/25/2014 6:32 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:


Sorry to hear you are having such a hard time with the cold weather but
I have tip for you when you write about it. To make the "°" degree
symbol, hold down the alt key then press 0 1 7 6 and you will see °
magically appear on your screen.


Clarification: You have to have a numerical keypad to do that. Many
laptops and netbooks do not have one and typing it with the top keys
does nothing.

I wouldn't try to post to Usenet from one of my laptops without plugging
in one of my many USB full sized keyboards or one of my external USB
numerical keypads because of the hassle. I do have a numerical pad on my
17" Toshiba but I have yet to try to post to Usenet from one of my
laptops. I think I tried back when I was hospitalized but the older
laptop my roommate brought to me wouldn't cooperate.
Ed, the point you make is a good one since Snag could be at a remote
site and not have a desktop or laptop with a numerical keypad. ^_^

TDD