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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Friday, March 10, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to type the Copyright symbol into any document
• How to display the ‘System Info’ screen with your PC’s keyboard
• Q&A: How can I find out if someone is receiving my friend requests on Facebook?
• Q&A: Why don’t planes crash after they’re struck by lightning?
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Today’s quick tech tip….
How to type the Copyright symbol into any document
If you do a lot of typing on your computer there might come a time when you’ll need to place a Copyright symbol into a document.
The thing is, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a Copyright key anywhere on the keyboard. But don’t worry, you can still add one to your document in a jiffy.
If you have a Windows PC, simply place the cursor in the location where you want to the Copyright symbol to appear, then press and hold the Alt key and type the numbers 0169 on your keyboard’s numeric keypad.
Note: You won’t be able to use the numbers that are located above the letter keys. You’ll have to use the numeric keypad instead.
If you have a Mac, press and hold the Option key, then press the G key.
These keyboard shortcuts work pretty much all the time unless you have a Windows laptop that doesn’t have a numeric keypad.
Luckily, there’s another very simple way to “type” a Copyright symbol into a document if you’re unable to use a keyboard shortcut for some reason…
Simply visit this page and highlight the Copyright symbol in the gray box over on the right, then copy it to the Clipboard. You can now paste it into your document wherever you want it.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• How to display the ‘System Info’ screen with your PC’s keyboard
It only takes a second.
• Q&A: How can I find out if someone is receiving my friend requests on Facebook?
This post has explains which clue you need to look for.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
Rick’s Daily Pick…
LapGear Lap Desk with Device Ledge, Mouse Pad, and Phone Holder (#ad)
Do you frequently use your laptop in places where there’s no desk or table available to rest it on? If so, you need this.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Q&A: Why don’t planes crash after they’re struck by lightning?
The answer lies in simple physics.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• AT&T alerts 9 million customers of data breach after vendor hack
• Microsoft Word is finally getting a keyboard shortcut to paste plaintext
• IBM and Nokia announce plans for a private 5G service
• Congress’s Social Security numbers leaked in health data breach
• AI helps drive Bing across the 100M daily user threshold
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