Emoticons and other symbols are popular, so here is how to set up OS X to quickly access common ones instead of having to open the Character Viewer window each time. Topher, an avid Mac user for the ...

You can add any symbol contained in a font to any program by using alternate characters. The bullet symbol can be easily added to an Access database or report by typing the alternate character code on ...

Many smaller keyboards, such as those found on laptops or of the wireless variety, do not have number keypads. The number keypad is the smaller pad on the right side of the keyboard containing only ...

To let you know that an icon is just a shortcut, Windows will conveniently place a small blue rounded arrow on the lower left. For reasons unexplained, this otherwise usefull symbol is sometimes ...