[billnotgatez]

How do you insert special symbols when posting?
I am thinking of
Delta
Integration
Long arrow possibly with something above and below the arrow line
And various mathematical symbols

I bet there are more that chemist use

[Ψ×Ψ]

How about the letter ??  Handy for quantum fiends.  Actually, pretty much the entire Greek alphabet would be useful.

[billnotgatez]

Wait a minute!
How did you get that symbol?
I think I am being hoodwinked.



 

[Yggdrasil]

The only way I know how to do this is by copying and pasting from the character map (on windows XP under Start Menu-->Accessories-->System Tools-->Character Map).

[billnotgatez]

Ñ

This is what I get for Delta

[Mitch]

?

[Yggdrasil]

Are you sure that your character map is set to the correct font?

[billnotgatez]

Which font did Mitch use and what octal or hex character

[Borek]

If you use Unicode font shouldn't matter.

[Mitch]

That's just a copy paste from the character map as per Yggdrasil instructions earlier.

[billnotgatez]

D
i went to my character map
selected the symbol character set
selected the delta
copy
pasted

i think i need to make the unicode work somehow

[Borek]

No idea what is going on. Which OS, which browser?

[billnotgatez]

I think I have to fiddle with the unicode set

in one location i am using xp and ie6
in the other i am using 98 and ie6

[constant thinker]

?
Copy paste works for me.

I know with sum characters there are alt codes.
Example alt 0181 yields µ. You hold the alt button and use the number pad.

Some useful ones may be.
° = Alt 0176
µ = Alt 0181
¼ = Alt 0188
½ = Alt 0189
¾ = Alt 0190
² = Alt 0178
³ = Alt 0179
± = Alt 0177
® = Alt 0174
© = Alt 0169
™ = 0409

I'm pretty sure psi and delta don't have one.

[Yggdrasil]

For more on alt codes:

http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/accents/codealt.html

The µ and ± symbols are very useful to know when writing scientific reports since they work in word processors.