Whether you prefer to use a Mac or a Windows PC, you might think you know all your computer’s secrets. After all, you use it every day, and modern technology is supposed to be so intuitive that you ...

I've always found those symbols rather counter-intuitive, and now even more because (at least on modern Apple keyboards) these symbols aren't printed on the keyboard (except the Command symbol).

You can type a degree symbol with your keyboard using key combinations on a computer or numerical keyboard menus on a phone or tablet. For instance, on a PC you can use the numpad code Alt + 0176; on ...

Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of buttons you can press on your computer keyboard to complete certain actions, like opening and closing files, and copying and pasting text—things you would ...

The Apple Command key (or, as you might better know it, ⌘) has a beautiful and clear history. Originally, the ⌘ key was an Apple symbol instead, but Steve Jobs thought that using the Apple logo as a ...

Q I’m beginning to handle international business, which means I need to be able to use foreign currency symbols in both Word and Excel. How do I create a shortcut for various symbols? In Excel, it’s a ...

Anyone who's had to learn math or physics in school may have encountered pi at one point. More popularly known and written out in its Greek lowercase letter counterpart, π, it's essentially the ratio ...