Alt and X symbol shortcuts

If you use keyboard shortcuts like I do, then you may find the new Windows 10 following table of symbols and their corresponding short codes very handy. While this is not a comprehensive list, it does hit some very useful ones - like the Euro symbol, a smiley face, and the sum symbol. I have often wanted a short code that I could easily remember for those, as it saves so much time fiddling around in menus. I use the current short code for the GBP all the time (Alt 0613).

An expansion in Windows 10 has added on the Alt & X controls, a command which has certainly added value to shortcuts (as you can see below).

Description	Symbol	Shortcut	ALT code	ALT+X code
Trademark	™	CTRL-ALT-T	ALT-0153	2122 ALT-X
Copyright	©	CTRL-ALT-C	ALT-0169	00a9 ALT-X
Registered	®	CTRL-ALT-R	ALT-0174	00ae ALT-X
Euro	€	CTRL-ALT-E	ALT-0128	20ac ALT-X
Pound	£		ALT-0163	00a3 Alt-X
Cent	¢		ALT-0162	00a2 Alt-X
Section	§		ALT-0167	00a7 Alt-X
Micro	µ		ALT-0181	00b5 ALT-X
Superscript 2	²		ALT-0178	00b2 ALT-X
Beta	Β			03b2 ALT-X
Infinity	∞			221e ALT-X
Bitcoin	₿			20bf ALT-X
Smiley face	☺			263A ALT-X
Square root	√			221a ALT-X
Pi	π			03c0 ALT-X
Omega	Ω			03a9 ALT-X
Alpha	α			03b1 ALT-X
Summation	∑			2211 ALT-X
Greater than	>			003e ALT-X
Less than	<			003c ALT-X

To get the Alt X controls to work, we simply key in the first four characters, then key "Alt" and "X" together. Too easy, once we know how!

However, what this list does not yet have is the symbol for approximately equal to. Now that will be VERY useful!

Sam

• Reference: Kaelin, M. (15 April 2020). 20 useful ALT commands and keyboard shortcuts for Office 365 apps. TechRepublic. https://www.techrepublic.com/article/20-useful-alt-commands-and-keyboard-shortcuts-for-office-365-apps/