Method One
1. Hold down the Option, or ALT and shift keys, and press another key. The key can be a letter, a number, or a symbol. When you do this, a new symbol will appear. There are two lists of symbols below. One list shows symbols that can be created by holding "Option" and a key, and the other lists symbols that are created with "Option", "Shift", and a key. It should be noted that on a keyboard the Option key is either denoted by saying Option / Alt on a keyboard visually designed for a Macintosh computer, whereas it will be simply ALT for a keyboard visually designed for Windows. (The Windows key and Command key have the same relationship)
Symbols With the "Option / ALT" Key Pressed
* Option and ` = `
* Option and 1 = ¡
* Option and 2 = €
* Option and 3 = #
* Option and 4 = ¢
* Option and 5 = ∞
* Option and 6 = §
* Option and 7 = ¶
* Option and 8 = •
* Option and 9 = ª
* Option and 0 = º
* Option and - = –
* Option and = = ≠
* Option and q = œ
* Option and w = ∑
* Option and e = ´
* Option and r = ®
* Option and t = †
* Option and y = ¥
* Option and u = ¨
* Option and i = ˆ
* Option and o = ø
* Option and p = π
* Option and [ = “
* Option and ] = ‘
* Option and \ = «
* Option and a = å
* Option and s = ß
* Option and d = ∂
* Option and f = ƒ
* Option and g = ©
* Option and h = ˙
* Option and j = ∆
* Option and k = ˚
* Option and l = ¬
* Option and ; = …
* Option and ' = æ
* Option and z = Ω
* Option and x = ≈
* Option and c = ç
* Option and v = √
* Option and b = ∫
* Option and n = ˜
* Option and m = µ
* Option and , = ≤
* Option and . = ≥
* Option and / = ÷
Symbols With the "Option / ALT" and "Shift" Keys Pressed
* Option, Shift, and ` = `
* Option, Shift, and 1 = ⁄
* Option, Shift, and 2 = ™
* Option, Shift, and 3 = ‹
* Option, Shift, and 4 = ›
* Option, Shift, and 5 = fi
* Option, Shift, and 6 = fl
* Option, Shift, and 7 = ‡
* Option, Shift, and 8 = °
* Option, Shift, and 9 = ·
* Option, Shift, and 0 = ‚
* Option, Shift, and - = —
* Option, Shift, and = = ±
* Option, Shift, and q = Œ
* Option, Shift, and w = „
* Option, Shift, and e = ´
* Option, Shift, and r = ‰
* Option, Shift, and t = ˇ
* Option, Shift, and y = Á
* Option, Shift, and u = ¨
* Option, Shift, and i = ˆ
* Option, Shift, and o = Ø
* Option, Shift, and p = ∏
* Option, Shift, and [ = ”
* Option, Shift, and ] = ’
* Option, Shift, and \ = »
* Option, Shift, and a = Å
* Option, Shift, and s = Í
* Option, Shift, and d = Î
* Option, Shift, and f = Ï
* Option, Shift, and g = ˝
* Option, Shift, and h = Ó
* Option, Shift, and j = Ô
* Option, Shift, and k =
* Option, Shift, and l = Ò
* Option, Shift, and ; = Ú
* Option, Shift, and ' = Æ
* Option, Shift, and z = ¸
* Option, Shift, and x = ˛
* Option, Shift, and c = Ç
* Option, Shift, and v = ◊
* Option, Shift, and b = ı
* Option, Shift, and n = ˜
* Option, Shift, and m = Â
* Option, Shift, and , = ¯
* Option, Shift, and . = ˘
* Option, Shift, and / = ¿
Method Two
1. Go to System Preferences.
2. Select "International". That is the fourth (fifth, in 10.5 (Leopard)) icon over in the row marked "Personal".
3. When you get to the "International" page, select the tab that says "Input Menu".
4. Look for "Character Palette" in the menu that appears. When you find it, click the checkbox next to it, but do not un-check the box next to your native language.
5. Quit System Preferences.
6. To use the character palette, open a text document (AppleWorks, TextEdit... or even some internet browsers work).
7. Look for a new icon in the menu bar at the top. It should be the last one in the row, and will look like the icon you saw next to "Character Palette" in System Preferences.
8. When you are ready to insert a symbol, click on the icon, and choose "Show Character Palette".
9. Select a category from the menu on the left.
10. From the list on the right, click on a symbol, and then click "insert".
11. When you're done adding symbols, click the little red button in the upper left corner of the Character Palette.
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