how do you use functions?

[Manny]

I just started using Microsoft note. How do you insert characters that you
would find in functions such as: signs, and greek letters?

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP Outlook/OneNote]

I just started using Microsoft note. How do you insert characters
that you would find in functions such as: signs, and greek letters?

Start | Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Character Map.

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[RK Henry]

I just started using Microsoft note. How do you insert characters that you
would find in functions such as: signs, and greek letters?

In the OneNote menu, click "insert..symbol." Works just like it does
in Word to allow you to select special characters in whatever font
you're using. The Symbol font has many math and Greek characters.

The old Windows trick of holding down the ALT key and typing the
number of a special character on the numeric keypad also works, eg.,
ALT+0169 = ©. In this case, you'd have to switch to the Symbol font
in order to get the symbol characters. Of course when using the Symbol
font, Greek letters are mapped to letters on the keyboard, so you'll
have to experiment a little. Using "insert..symbol" is probably easier
for most purposes, though the power user might find shortcut keys
easier to use to switch between fonts. CTRL+SHIFT+F allows you to
switch fonts from the keyboard, just like Word, so you can switch
fonts quickly on the fly without touching the mouse/pointing device.

Just one of my favorite shorcut keys is CTRL+= or CTRL+SHIFT+= to set
subscripts or superscripts, just like in Word, but then that's kind of
off-topic.

Bob Henry

 

[Erik Sojka (MVP)]

Insert menu | Symbol.

In the OneNote menu, click "insert..symbol." Works just like it does
in Word to allow you to select special characters in whatever font
you're using. The Symbol font has many math and Greek characters.

The old Windows trick of holding down the ALT key and typing the
number of a special character on the numeric keypad also works, eg.,
ALT+0169 = ©. In this case, you'd have to switch to the Symbol font
in order to get the symbol characters. Of course when using the Symbol
font, Greek letters are mapped to letters on the keyboard, so you'll
have to experiment a little. Using "insert..symbol" is probably easier
for most purposes, though the power user might find shortcut keys
easier to use to switch between fonts. CTRL+SHIFT+F allows you to
switch fonts from the keyboard, just like Word, so you can switch
fonts quickly on the fly without touching the mouse/pointing device.

Just one of my favorite shorcut keys is CTRL+= or CTRL+SHIFT+= to set
subscripts or superscripts, just like in Word, but then that's kind of
off-topic.

Bob Henry