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Julie Steiner 10-16-2015 01:34 PM

Sorry to hear that, Brian.

When I used a Dell I saved the following toolkit of diacritical doohickeys as a separate document. That way I could quickly find, copy, and paste what I needed, instead of hunting through a bazillion "Insert" options for the elusive ¿ :

Spanish:
Á É Í Ó Ú Ç Ñ Ü ¿ ¡
á é í ó ú ç ñ ü ¿ ¡

French:
Ç Œ Á  À É Ê È Î Ô Û Ù Ë Ï
ç œ á â à é ê è î ô û ù ë ï

Misc:
£ Æ Œ æ œ

Roger Slater 10-16-2015 01:42 PM

Go here, find the character you want, click on it, then you can paste it where you want it.

John Whitworth 10-16-2015 01:52 PM

Yes it does seem to have done. However, it is on the version I have for sending. Just imagine it's there.

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Yes, Juli. I can do that too. But to what end?

Jayne Osborn 10-16-2015 01:52 PM

I was going to say: "Alternatively, let the Fairy Godmother (my new nickname, it appears) do it for you, John", but I've been out all day and you've beaten me to it!

John Whitworth 10-16-2015 01:54 PM

You can still do it, Jayne.

Roger Slater 10-16-2015 02:06 PM

John, do take note of the site I just linked to. It has every conceivable letter and typographical symbol. You need only click on the one you want, then return to where you were writing and hit Control-V for that letter or symbol to appear. Try it.

Julie Steiner 10-16-2015 02:28 PM

Yes, Roger, but who wants every conceivable letter and typographical symbol? Personally, I just want the ones I use. YMMV, of course.

Slightly more on-topic:

Always dance in the kitchen.
Be spontaneous, yet
plan ahead and envision
every step, A to Z.

Always look before leapin’.
He who hesitates? Lost!
Good things come to the sleepin’
dogs you fail to accost.

Don’t reach into the blender
when your boat’s up a tree.
Neither a borrower, lender,
nor innocent bystander be.

Be prepared: don't go twitchin’
bin-less. Still, seize the day.
Always dance in the kitchen.
Congrats! You’re graduates! Yay!

John Whitworth 10-16-2015 02:28 PM

I shall, Roger. Thank you.

Tht goes to the same tune, Julie. More or less.

Roger Slater 10-16-2015 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Julie Steiner (Post 357486)
Yes, Roger, but who wants every conceivable letter and typographical symbol? Personally, I just want the ones I use. YMMV, of course.

I haven't tried it, Julie, but it says if you sign in you can create your own personal set of favorites.

PS-- Or if you want to spare yourself the bother, set their "Classic" set as your default page. It looks like a very good collection without too many obscure or extraneous entries.

RCL 10-16-2015 03:42 PM

Can Stand the Heat!
 
Always Dance in the Kitchen

I’m dazzled by her dance across the floor,
her beat the rhythm of a racing heart.
With restless energy, she makes her start,
glides to the kitchen pantry to explore.

With whisk in hand, she whips to slowly pour
some eggs with parmesan, the crucial part.
She tempts me with her culinary art
and sashays toward the oven’s open door.

Hips shifting high and low, a cheeky sway,
she slides her bright frittata (potatoes, eggs,
red peppers, onions) into our new Mugnaini.
In close embrace, caressing with my legs,

I dip her deep to stimulate romancing
and sweetly spicy after-dinner dancing.


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