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  2. Asterisk - Wikipedia

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    The asterisk (/ ˈ æ s t ər ɪ s k / *), from Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος, asteriskos, "little star", [1] [2] is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star.

  3. Alt code - Wikipedia

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    This did not work for characters not in the Windows Code Page (such as box-drawing characters). The new Alt+0### combination (which prefixes a zero to each Alt code), produces characters from the newer "Windows code pages." [a] For example, Alt+ 0 1 6 3 yields the character £ (symbol for the pound sterling) which is at 163 in CP1252. [2] [b]

  4. Table of keyboard shortcuts - Wikipedia

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    Alt+F4 or Alt+Space then C [notes 10] ⌘ Cmd+W: Alt+F4: Alt+F4: Ctrl+x, then k: Ctrl+W: Close all windows of current application ⌘ Cmd+⌥ Opt+W: Ctrl+⇧ Shift+W: Restore the focused window to its previous size Alt+Space then R [notes 10] Alt+F3 then X: Alt+F5: Ctrl+x, then r, then j, then letter of the window state register. Move the ...

  5. AltGr key - Wikipedia

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    IBM states that AltGr is an abbreviation for alternate graphic. [3] [4]Sun Microsystems keyboard, which labels the key as Alt Graph. A key labelled with some variation of "Alt Graphic" was on many computer keyboards before the Windows international layouts.

  6. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks - Wikipedia

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    Em dash, En dash ° Degree sign: Masculine ordinal indicator * * * Dinkus: Asterism, Fleuron, Dingbat (many) Dingbat: Dinkus, Fleuron ⌀ Diameter: Ø (Scandinavian orthography), Slashed zero; empty set " Ditto mark: Quotation mark: ÷: Division sign: Slash (Solidus) (/), Obelus Dotted circle (Used as a generic placeholder when describing ...

  7. British and American keyboards - Wikipedia

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    The UK keyboard has 1 more key than the U.S. keyboard (UK=62, US=61, on the typewriter keys, 102 v 101 including function and other keys, 105 vs 104 on models with Windows keys) The extra key is added next to the Enter key to accommodate # (number sign) and ~ The Alt key to the right of the space bar is replaced by an AltGr key

  8. Windows key - Wikipedia

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    As Alt or AltGr acts as ⌥ Option, the physical locations of the keys that act as Command and Alt are swapped. Plugging a Macintosh keyboard into a Windows (or Linux) machine does the reverse mapping and thus also swaps the locations. If one plugs a Windows keyboard into a computer running ChromeOS, the Windows key acts as the Search key. A ...

  9. Alt key - Wikipedia

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    The Alt key on a Lenovo laptop keyboard ISO keyboard symbol for “Alternate” The Alt keyAlt (pronounced / ɔː l t / AWLT or / ʌ l t / ULT) on a computer keyboard is used to change (alternate) the function of other pressed keys. Thus, the Alt key is a modifier key, used in a similar fashion to the Shift key.