OT-- how do you do this?

OK-- I wanted to post the copyright symbol (little c surrounded by a circle)
in a newsgroup post.

I was able to get the symbol in WORD via the insert symbol command.

I copied and pasted it and it looked fine.

But when the post appeared, all I saw was an "a" with a tilde above it.

Any ideas?

I'll try it again here:
ã

I just pasted it and it looks fine and I'm sending it now



Mel

RnR wrote:
> How do you do this on a laptop since there is no keypad?

There is a keypad...it's the blue numbers on the M,J,K,L,U,I,O keys.
Hold the Fn key down in addition to the alt keys with the num lock
turned on. Yes...it's a PITA but it can be done.

Alternatively, use Windows character map.

Bob

"MZB" <> wrote in message
news:RozHj.50$N%...
> OK-- I wanted to post the copyright symbol (little c surrounded by a
> circle) in a newsgroup post.
>
> I was able to get the symbol in WORD via the insert symbol command.
>
> I copied and pasted it and it looked fine.
>
> But when the post appeared, all I saw was an "a" with a tilde above it.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> I'll try it again here:
> ã
>
> I just pasted it and it looks fine and I'm sending it now
>
>
>
> Mel
>


start/run/charmap/ click on
© /click "select"/click "copy", then paste?

(I'm trying this as a test myself, so don't know if the character will hold
in posting or not).

Stew

©©



OK, trying it



Mel

"S.Lewis" <> wrote in message
news:YkBHj.28308$. ..
>
> "MZB" <> wrote in message
> news:RozHj.50$N%...
>> OK-- I wanted to post the copyright symbol (little c surrounded by a
>> circle) in a newsgroup post.
>>
>> I was able to get the symbol in WORD via the insert symbol command.
>>
>> I copied and pasted it and it looked fine.
>>
>> But when the post appeared, all I saw was an "a" with a tilde above it.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> I'll try it again here:
>> ã
>>
>> I just pasted it and it looks fine and I'm sending it now
>>
>>
>>
>> Mel
>>
>
>
> start/run/charmap/ click on
> © /click "select"/click "copy", then paste?
>
> (I'm trying this as a test myself, so don't know if the character will
> hold in posting or not).
>
> Stew
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

MZB wrote:
> OK-- I wanted to post the copyright symbol (little c surrounded by a circle)
> in a newsgroup post.
>
> I was able to get the symbol in WORD via the insert symbol command.
>
> I copied and pasted it and it looked fine.
>
> But when the post appeared, all I saw was an "a" with a tilde above it.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> I'll try it again here:
> ã
>
> I just pasted it and it looks fine and I'm sending it now

NG now. Here's the (C) sign from the Windows Character Map

©

and using ALT+0169

©

This is exactly the kind of OT help that I was refering to in my
message above. This is a good thing.

Mike

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:39:24 -0400, Tony Harding <>
wrote:

>MZB wrote:
>> OK-- I wanted to post the copyright symbol (little c surrounded by a circle)
>> in a newsgroup post.
>>
>> I was able to get the symbol in WORD via the insert symbol command.
>>
>> I copied and pasted it and it looked fine.
>>
>> But when the post appeared, all I saw was an "a" with a tilde above it.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> I'll try it again here:
>> ã
>>
>> I just pasted it and it looks fine and I'm sending it now
>
>NG now. Here's the (C) sign from the Windows Character Map
>
>©
>
>and using ALT+0169
>
>©