# \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 5, 2001, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/___________/74964 "2001-08-05T05:47:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mercutio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/___________/74964/1 "2001-08-05T05:47:10Z")
test. hmmm. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/___________/74964/2 "2001-08-05T06:04:50Z")
[ul][list][list]hmmm …:)… [/ul] **In what key?** ---
**Author:** ![onesbureaucratictendency](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/898d66/32.png) [@onesbureaucratictendency](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/onesbureaucratictendency)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/___________/74964/3 "2001-08-05T20:05:56Z")
So this was just a joke! You lured me in here with a stupid test?! And on the Test forum, no less! I just hope you’re proud of yourself young man! ---
**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/___________/74964/4 "2001-08-05T20:28:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by onesbureaucratictendency \* > \*\*So this was just a joke! > You lured me in here with a stupid test?! And on the Test forum, no less! > I just hope you’re proud of yourself young man! \*\* responding just underscores your gullibility. ---
**Author:** ![onesbureaucratictendency](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/898d66/32.png) [@onesbureaucratictendency](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/onesbureaucratictendency)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/___________/74964/5 "2001-08-05T20:48:32Z")
You’re right. I’m so ashamed ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Spyderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Spyderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spyderman)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/___________/74964/6 "2001-08-06T23:27:56Z")
0132 ---
**Author:** ![Spyderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Spyderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spyderman)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/___________/74964/7 "2001-08-06T23:31:52Z")
alt + 0032 = space alt + 0033 = ! exclamation mark alt + 0034 = " double quotation mark alt + 0035 = # number sign alt + 0036 = $ dollar sign alt + 0037 = % percent sign alt + 0038 = & ampersand alt + 0039 = ’ apostrophe alt + 0040 = ( left parenthesis alt + 0041 = ) right parenthesis alt + 0042 = \* asterisk alt + 0043 = + plus sign alt + 0044 = , comma alt + 0045 = - hyphen alt + 0046 = . period alt + 0047 = / slash alt + 0058 = : colon alt + 0059 = ; semicolon alt + 0060 = \< less-than sign alt + 0061 = = equals sign alt + 0062 = \> greater-than sign alt + 0063 = ? question mark alt + 0064 = @ at sign alt + 0091 = [ left square bracket alt + 0092 = \ backslash alt + 0093 = ] right square bracket alt + 0094 = ^ caret alt + 0095 = \_ horizontal bar (underscore) alt + 0096 = ` grave accent alt + 0123 = { left curly brace alt + 0124 = | vertical bar alt + 0125 = } right curly brace alt + 0126 = ~ tilde alt + 0127 =  square alt + 0130 = ‚ comma alt + 0131 = ƒ function alt + 0132 = „ low left rising double quote alt + 0133 = … ellipsis alt + 0134 = † dagger mark alt + 0135 = ‡ double dagger alt + 0136 = ˆ letter modifying circumflex alt + 0137 = ‰ per thousand sign alt + 0138 = Š capital S caron or haceck alt + 0139 = ‹ left single angle quote alt + 0140 = Œ capital OE ligature alt + 0145 = ‘ left single quotation mark alt + 0146 = ’ right single quoatation mark alt + 0147 = “ left double quotation mark alt + 0148 = ” right double quotation mark alt + 0149 = • round solid bullet alt + 0150 = - en dash alt + 0151 = - em dash alt + 0152 = ˜ small tilde alt + 0153 = ™ trademark alt + 0154 = š s caron or hacek alt + 0155 = › right single angle quotation mark alt + 0156 = œ small oe ligature alt + 0159 = Ÿ capital Y umlaut alt + 0160 = nonbreaking space alt + 0161 = ¡ inverted exclamation alt + 0162 = ¢ cent sign alt + 0163 = £ pound sterling alt + 0164 = ¤ general currency sign alt + 0165 = ¥ yen sign alt + 0166 = ¦ broken vertical bar alt + 0167 = § section sign alt + 0168 = ¨ umlaut alt + 0169 = © copyright alt + 0170 = ª feminine ordinal alt + 0171 = « left angle quote alt + 0172 = ¬ not sign alt + 0173 = ­ soft hyphen alt + 0174 = ® registered trademark alt + 0175 = ¯ macron accent alt + 0176 = ° degree sign alt + 0177 = ± plus or minus alt + 0178 = ² superscript two alt + 0179 = ³ superscript three alt + 0180 = ´ acute accent alt + 0181 = µ micro sign alt + 0182 = ¶ paragraph sign alt + 0183 = · middle dot alt + 0184 = ¸ cedilla alt + 0185 = ¹ superscript one alt + 0186 = º masculine ordinal alt + 0187 = » right angle quote alt + 0188 = ¼ one-fourth alt + 0189 = ½ one-half alt + 0190 = ¾ three-fourths alt + 0191 = ¿ inverted question mark alt + 0192 = À uppercase A, grave accent alt + 0193 = Á uppercase A, acute accent alt + 0194 =  uppercase A, circumflex accent alt + 0195 = à uppercase A, tilde alt + 0196 = Ä uppercase A, umlaut alt + 0197 = Å uppercase A, ring alt + 0198 = Æ uppercase AE alt + 0199 = Ç uppercase C, cedilla alt + 0200 = È uppercase E, grave accent alt + 0201 = É uppercase E, acute accent alt + 0202 = Ê uppercase E, circumflex accent alt + 0203 = Ë uppercase E, umlaut alt + 0204 = Ì uppercase I, grave accent alt + 0205 = Í uppercase I, acute accent alt + 0206 = Î uppercase I, circumflex accent alt + 0207 = Ï uppercase I, umlaut alt + 0208 = Ð uppercase Eth, Icelandic alt + 0209 = Ñ uppercase N, tilde alt + 0210 = Ò uppercase O, grave accent alt + 0211 = Ó uppercase O, acute accent alt + 0212 = Ô uppercase O, circumflex accent alt + 0213 = Õ uppercase O, tilde alt + 0214 = Ö uppercase O, umlaut alt + 0215 = × multiplication sign alt + 0216 = Ø uppercase O, slash alt + 0217 = Ù uppercase U, grave accent alt + 0218 = Ú uppercase U, acute accent alt + 0219 = Û uppercase U, circumflex accent alt + 0220 = Ü uppercase U, umlaut alt + 0221 = Ý uppercase Y, acute accent alt + 0222 = Þ uppercase THORN, Icelandic alt + 0223 = ß lowercase sharps, German alt + 0224 = à lowercase a, grave accent alt + 0225 = á lowercase a, acute accent alt + 0226 = â lowercase a, circumflex accent alt + 0227 = ã lowercase a, tilde alt + 0228 = ä lowercase a, umlaut alt + 0229 = å lowercase a, ring alt + 0230 = æ lowercase ae alt + 0231 = ç lowercase c, cedilla alt + 0232 = è lowercase e, grave accent alt + 0233 = é lowercase e, acute accent alt + 0234 = ê lowercase e, circumflex accent alt + 0235 = ë lowercase e, umlaut alt + 0236 = ì lowercase i, grave accent alt + 0237 = í lowercase i, acute accent alt + 0238 = î lowercase i, circumflex accent alt + 0239 = ï lowercase i, umlaut alt + 0240 = ð lowercase eth, Icelandic alt + 0241 = ñ lowercase n, tilde alt + 0242 = ò lowercase o, grave accent alt + 0243 = ó lowercase o, acute accent alt + 0244 = ô lowercase o, circumflex accent alt + 0245 = õ lowercase o, tilde alt + 0246 = ö lowercase o, umlaut alt + 0247 = ÷ division sign alt + 0248 = ø lowercase o, slash alt + 0249 = ù lowercase u, grave accent alt + 0250 = ú lowercase u, acute accent alt + 0251 = û lowercase u, circumflex accent alt + 0252 = ü lowercase u, umlaut alt + 0253 = ý lowercase y, acute accent alt + 0254 = þ lowercase thorn, Icelandic alt + 0255 = ÿ lowercase y, umlaut alt + 8217 = ’ curly apostrophe\* alt + 8220 = “ open quotation mark\* alt + 8221 = ” close quotation mark\* alt + 8364 = € Euro symbol\* DAMN YOU 'PUTER! WHY WON’T THIS WORK!? Is it because I have NT or is it my keyboard? What gives? ---
**Author:** ![Yersinia\_Pestis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ccd318/32.png) [@Yersinia\_Pestis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersinia_Pestis)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/___________/74964/8 "2001-08-06T23:31:55Z")
'nother test ---
**Author:** ![Yersinia\_Pestis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ccd318/32.png) [@Yersinia\_Pestis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersinia_Pestis)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/___________/74964/9 "2001-08-06T23:36:37Z")
'nother 'nother test ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2001, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/___________/74964/10 "2001-08-07T11:39:42Z")
> [@](#): > > DAMN YOU 'PUTER! WHY WON’T THIS WORK!? I dunno. It looks fine to me. ---
**Author:** ![Spyderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Spyderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spyderman)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2001, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/___________/74964/11 "2001-08-07T13:11:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > DAMN YOU 'PUTER! WHY WON’T THIS WORK!? > > I dunno. It looks fine to me. \*\* That was actually a _cut & paste_ job. Try as I might, I can not seem to get these functions to work. Frustrating to say the least. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2001, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/___________/74964/12 "2001-08-07T18:03:05Z")
Which numbers are you using? It has to be the ones on the numberpad on the right, not the ones in the row above the letters. ---
**Author:** ![Spyderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Spyderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spyderman)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2001, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/___________/74964/13 "2001-08-07T20:57:35Z")
😌🙂❤♦♣♠•◘○◙♂♀♪♫☼►◄:arrow\_up\_down:‼¶§▬↨↑↓→←∟↔▲▼ !"#$%&’()\*+,-./0123456789:;\<=\>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ^\_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}►⌂ÇüéâäàåçêëèïîìÄÅÉ£ÆôöòûùÿÖÜ¢£¥₧ƒáíóúñѪº¿⌐¬½¼¡«»░▒▓│┤╡╢Q╕╣║╗╝╜╛┐└┴┬├─┼╞╟╚╔╩╦╠═╬╧╨╤,-./0123456789:;\<=\>?ÉæÆôöò.ùÿÖÖÿÖ"😌¢£¥₧ okay, this can go on and on. i think i quit around 400! thanks **Chronos** cheers 🙂 BTW it looks a lot different right now in my post then it does above ↑ in my preview. for instance as I type this there is an arrow pointing _up_ between the words above and in but in the preview it is written as ↑ (ALT-24) ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2001, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/___________/74964/14 "2001-08-07T21:00:16Z")
> [@](#): > > It has to be the ones on the numberpad on the right, not the ones in the row above the letters. No shit? Hey! Yer right. I didn’t know that. That’s whacked, man.