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 ...

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 ...

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).

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 ...

You can add the degree symbol in Word using the keyboard shortcut Alt+0176. If you prefer, you can add the degree symbol using the Symbol tool in the Insert tab of the ribbon. You can also use the ...

Hands on Writers rely on the humble em dash (—) and en dash (–) to add flavor and function to their sentences. But typing these characters, which are slightly longer than a hyphen, has been a ...

We all have a phrase, a number, or another string of text that we type over and over again: a lengthy street address, your office number, or any other common bit of data you wish would simply flow ...

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