In Windows, there is the possibility to type special signs from the keyboard by holding the Alt key and typing a few numbers, that depends on which sign you want to use. Does it work with Linux in ...

On Word 2007 to 2013 on Windows, you can use Ctrl + Alt + V. On Word 2011 for Mac, you can use Control + Command + V. Both of these will bring up the "Paste Special" dialog. There's no shortcut directly for "Unformatted Text", but since you can use arrows to go to "Unformatted Text" and Enter to confirm, this is probably the fastest way without a macro.

When I try to save a file, if I use special characters in the name (such as a colon, question mark, or exclamation point) in Windows I get a message saying that the file name is invalid. Why is that?

Why can't you use special characters in a filename, like "?" or

I have a laptop (Windows 10) with no numpad, so cannot use alt codes to type special characters. I purchased a bluetooth numpad, but it does not seem to work either. How do I make this work?

How can I escape special characters in cell formatting in Excel Ask Question Asked 12 years, 10 months ago Modified 4 years, 9 months ago

No luck, these special keys on my laptop don't appear to generate scancode or keypress events. (got this idea from a StackOverflow answer, too bad it didn't work for me) Update, 4 years later: In 2014, that notebook broke and I stopped using it. In addition, I don't run Windows on my current notebook.