How to access symbols on keyboard

There are a few different ways to type the degree

1. Use the keyboard shortcut: Press and hold the Option key, then press the letter K on your keyboard. This will insert the degree symbol.
2. Use the character viewer:

• Go to the Edit menu and select Emoji & Symbols.
• In the search field, type "degree".
• Double-click the degree symbol to insert it into your document.

1. Use the ASCII code:

• Press and hold the Option key and the Shift key.
• Press the number 8 on the numeric keypad. This will insert the degree symbol.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

The blue button (on nearly all notebook computers) is a "Function" shift key. Since space is a concern on portable computers, it is appealing to have each key on the keyboard do "double duty" We are familiar with this, using the SHIFT key, to capitalize and to select the symbols above the numbers on the top of the keyboard (ex. SHIFT/8 is an *)
Similarly, there are blue images on some of the keys that can be accessed by pressing the Blue FUNCTION key along with that key (just like you would use a SHIFT key to select a capital letter). Sometimes, these icons can be a bit cryptic, so consult your manual or Google "Travelmate 3230 keyboard".

Hope this helps.

To type capital letters, press the shift key which is the up arrow in the bottom left corner of the screen, and then press the key for your desired letter. If you would like caps lock, double-tap the shift key. Note that the caps lock will be deactivated if you change to the number keyboard or symbol keyboard.

You use teh shift key and the [FN] key to access these extra sets of characters. If it is basically a circle around a symbol then press and Hold the [FN] key while pressing the key you want. If it is the ?,,{,},:," or any of the symbols on the upper part of the number keys at the top of the keyboard just press and hold the shift key while pressing the key.

Hold down the blue "fn" button when you press the key, it will give you the alternate character.

maybe is for another language. click alt + shift to switch between languages. to acces the second symbol on a key press shift + the key.

hold down alt,ctrl, or function, then press your key.

You need to press the NumLock key to get the keyboard to get back to alphanumeric - it has a symbol of a lock with a number 1 on it. A LED should also go out/icon in your tool tray should disappear as well.

With my IBM Thinkpad, I had to hold Shift+ScrLk to turn off Number Lock.