Using symbols in emails

[Khandro]

When I write a document in 'Word', I have the option 'Add symbol' for accents and umlauts etc. but I can't figure out how to do this when writing emails in Outlook Express, is this possible please?

[sunny-dave]

You can always use ALT codes to insert special characters

http://www.tedmontgom...tutorial/ALTchrc.html

♫ ♫ ☼ etc

[maggiebee]

Dinnae ask me cos eh dinnae ken (sorry couldn't resist adding words of a Dundee song)

[Kiki-frog]

Khandro, you need to hold the Alt key and type a code on the number keyboard. This is a list of codes.

http://www.irongeek.c...combos-and-chart.html

[Kiki-frog]

Khandro, use Dave's link - it's loads better than mine

[Khandro]

That's amazing! thanks, ♥

[Khandro]

.... except it works on here, but not (for me) in O.E. ??

[VHG]

Have you got your email set as "plain text" rather than Rich Text (or HTML).

Not sure if plain text accepts special characters.

[Kiki-frog]

That's a good point, VHG. If the email can be set to HTML, that might be the answer. The only other thing I can think of is trying to find Character Map, which should be lurking in Program Accessories somewhere. A lot of faffing around though

[ChuckFickens]

Plain text should accept any of the standard ASCII characters.

[MarkRae]

Yes, though the advantage of using the HTML setting is that, in some email clients, this enables hotkey support so that you don't have either to remember the Alt key combinations and/or copy and paste from CharMap.

E.g. in Outlook Ctrl-' means that the next letter will acquire an acute accent if possible. Ctrl-` gives a grave, Ctrl-^ a circumflex, etc...

[Khandro]

I have just changed the text to 'medium' setting and appears to now work.