ASCII codes: The ASCII codes tell your IBM-compatible computer which letter you want to appear. Each character, including those with diacritical marks, has an ASCII code. The ones that will interest you are three or four digit codes that you will enter while you hold down the ALT key. For example, the code for the character ? is 130. So, you will hold down the key marked ALT. While still holding this key down you will type 130 (make sure that numbers lock is on and use the keypad to your right, not the number keys above the letters). You will then see ? appear on your screen. ASCII codes work in both MSWord and WordPerfect .
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