Keith N. McKenna wrote:
Reposting forgot to cc the op

> Gillian;
> The problem is that the character map is font dependent and not all
> fonts have the same glyphs and if they do they may not be in the same
> area. If this is something that you do frequently it may behoove you to
> find a font that has the the glyphs that you need and install it on your
> machine. That way it will be available to AOO.
> The following search string typed into Google came back with many hits.
> 
> Regards
> Keith
>>
Please reply only to the list and not to me personally.

Thanks
Keith
>> On 7 August 2016 at 23:23, Doug <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>> On 08/07/2016 02:51 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am very frustrated in trying to find answers to questions about Open
>>>> Office, it all sounds too technical.
>>>> The main problem I have at present is trying to type in text the symbols
>>>> found in music:  I have a sharp symbol on my keyboard but none of the
>>>> others, particularly needing the flat symbol.
>>>> I have looked all over the character map as advised in your Help but it
>>>> just isn’t there.  The only way I can do it is to find an old document
>>>> containing it and copy and paste.  Surely this can’t be right?
>>>>
>>>> I am using an HP Pavilion x360 laptop with windows 10.  Like many modern
>>>> laptops it has no number pad or num lock key so I can’t access Alt codes.
>>>>
>>>> Please help.
>>>>
>>>> Gillian
>>>>
>>>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Don't just b♯,  b♭.  These symbols were typed using a Compose key in
>>> Linux. There is at least one program that will provide a compose key in
>>> Windows.
>>>
>>> Here is the download site for WinCompose: https://github.com/S...evar/wi
>>> ncompose <https://github.com/SamHocevar/wincompose>
>>>
>>> And here is the site that leads to it: https://autohotkey.com/board/t
>>> opic/92511-wincompose-a-robust-compose-key-for-windows/
>>>
>>> The sharp symbol is made by Compose ##.        ♯
>>> The flat symbol is made by Compose # b            ♭
>>> And a natural is made by Compose # f                ♮
>>>
>>> Note that the letters are case-sensitive!
>>>
>>> You can also make them by Unicode. I don't know how to do Unicode in
>>> Windows, but the Unicodes for the symbols are
>>>
>>> sharp:     266F
>>>
>>> flat:         266D
>>>
>>> natural:   266E
>>>
>>> You can make lots of other things with Compose: all the diacritical marks
>>> for European languages, currency symbols, fractions., some Greek letters.
>>>
>>> Go to:  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GtkComposeTable
>>>
>>> Hope that helps!  --doug
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