How to Type the Cent Symbol on Your Computer
The dollar sign is readily available on a standard keyboard, but the cent sign is curiously absent. If you're typing up a financial document, you might need to insert a cent symbol. Just because the symbol isn't located directly on the keys, doesn't mean it is not present in the system altogether. You can access a cent symbol using a special "Alt Code." These codes let you type special characters, ranging from cute emoticons to practical mathematical symbols. If you use the right code, you can add the cent symbol to any document that supports Unicode text.
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Turn on the keyboard's "Num Lock" option. If you want to insert the symbol with the keyboard, you need an active 10-key numeric keypad.
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Open the program where you want to use the cent symbol.
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Click on a text field in the program. The place where the symbol appears is indicated by a flashing vertical line.
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Press and hold the "Alt" key.
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Type "0162" using your computer's numeric keypad. You must use the numeric keypad, as the typed code does not work with the numbers near the keyboard's top row. After a second or two, the cent symbol appears on the screen. If it does not appear, then the program you are using does not support this special character.
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Comments
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¢ here copy it.
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It works let me dumb it down for you guys. 1. click on a type line 2. hold alt 3.type in 0162 4. let go of the alt key and the cent sign shows up.
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Its really beneficial... when you type other languages.. I found it useful for typing my mother tongue for a magazine....
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And for all that, they didn't give us the numeric code. :/
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hahah! I was just thinkin the same thing.
