2009/12/9 Ian L. Target <ia...@comcast.net> > PatrickG wrote: > > Ian L. Target wrote: > > > >> How does a user get the mathematical division sign, the bar a dot above > >> and below it in an OO module? I ended up having to go to my room mate's > >> computer and firing up Office 97. I know that ASCII code of 0247 to get > >> it in MS Word. I ended up emailing myself a copy of the document with > >> the symbol in it and then opening it in OO Writer. Surely there is an > >> easier way . . . > >> > >> > > Hold down the <ALT> key type in 0427 (or the appropriate ascii) using > > the numpad release the <ALT> key and it should show up. > > At least it does here, using Writer (OOo 3.1) on WinXP SP3. > > > > Patrick G. > > > It must be a Linux thing then. I was aware and had often used the above > mentioned method in winders, but apparently it does not work in Linux > versions of OO. >
Can easily be done on a Linux distribution like Ubuntu Karmic by typing «Ctrl + Shift + u», typing the relevant hexcode (00f7), and then taking Enter or the space bar, thus : ÷ Henri
