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In Windows Windows XP or Vista, click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Character Map. When the Character Map appears it will look like this:
If you use that symbol a lot, you can also use its shortcut key to put it in any document without opening the Character Map every time you want to use that symbol.
Jot down that shortcut key. If you will use it a lot, memorize it or put it on a sticky note on your computer. Then go to the email or document and put your cursor where you want the symbol to appear. Make sure the NumLock for the numeric keypad is on. (It is a toggle key, pressing once will turn it on, pressing it again will turn it off.) Hold down the Alt key while you enter the numbers that represent that symbol. As you can see from the above screen shot, the cent key numbers are 0162. So for the cent sign you would enter 0162 on the numeric keypad. When you release the Alt key, the symbol will appear in your document.
For more information check out my article entitled: Symbols & the Character Map
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