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Subject: [OM] Re: calling Photoshop CS3 gurus
From: Chris Crawford <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:16:24 -0400
Those books I mentioned do have the chart you want. The © symbol keystroke
may be different in windows...i use a Mac, but I thought it was the same.



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On 10/21/08 7:07 PM, "John Hudson" <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Chris:
> 
> I cannot get the alt-G keystroke to print the copyright symbol.
> 
> HOWEVER ..........if I engage the print tool and set the print font to one's
> favourite font the alpha numerics can be typed onto the image. To insert the
> copyright symbol change the pull down menu at the top left of the screen to
> "WP Typographic Symbols" and then press the number "8" at the top of the
> keyboard  or on the number pad with the NumLock key engaged, the copyright
> symbol appears.
> 
> What I am looking for is the chart that correlates the keys on the keyboard
> with the characters on the "WP Typographic Symbols" in the font pull down
> menu after engaging the text tool.  I have tewo or three CS3 books and can't
> find that correlation table anywhere!
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Crawford" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 6:52 PM
> Subject: [OM] Re: calling Photoshop CS3 gurus
> 
> 
>> 
>> John,
>> 
>> The keyboard shortcuts to get these characters are the same in all
>> programs,
>> not just photoshop. The copyright symbol is alt-G
>> 
>> The dollar sign is on the keyboard if you're in the USA. I can't remember
>> the keystrokes for it if you have a non-USA keyboard. Check out a book
>> called "The PC is not a typewriter" (there is a Mac version of the book
>> too,
>> called The Mac is not a Typewriter). It has all the keystrokes for every
>> symbol you could ever want. Written by Robin Williams, not the actor,
>> she's
>> a well known graphic designer who has written several computer books.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Chris Crawford
>> Photography & Graphic Design
>> Fort Wayne, Indiana
>> 
>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio
>> 
>> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My latest work!
>> 
>> http://www.plumpatrin.com  Something the world NEEDS.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/21/08 5:47 PM, "John Hudson" <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> I assume that somewhere in CS3 there is a table of print characters like
>>> the
>>> copyright symbol, the dollar sign, etc that can be utilized in tandem
>>> with
>>> the type tool to embed text into an image.
>>> 
>>> In particular I am looking for the copyright symbol to insert along the
>>> bottom edge of an image.
>>> 
>>> Having to copy and paste the symbol from a word procesing program into
>>> CS3
>>> is a PITA and un-necessary.
>>> 
>>> Could someone please point me in the direction of those CS3 print
>>> characters
>>> and the menu options to get there?
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> John Hudson
>>> 
>>> 
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