How do I insert symbols (eg Yen, degrees, Euro) using alt commands if I don't
have a separate numeric keypad, just a keyboard because I have a laptop?

go to insert symbol, highlight the symbol that you want, click shortcut key,
choose your sortcut key and then click assign.

"sym" wrote:

How do I insert symbols (eg Yen, degrees, Euro) using alt commands if I don't
have a separate numeric keypad, just a keyboard because I have a laptop?

My understanding is that most laptops have a Fn key that converts some of
the regular keys to a numeric keypad. But there are other ways of inserting
symbols; see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm

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"sym" wrote in message
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How do I insert symbols (eg Yen, degrees, Euro) using alt commands if I
don't
have a separate numeric keypad, just a keyboard because I have a laptop?

You can try this shareware "OneFinger ToGet", it allows you use a
single key to do this.