<Li> Alt + ↵ Enter allows for a new line when Enter does another command . </Li> <P> In Microsoft Windows, holding down the Alt key while typing in numbers (often referred to as Alt codes) on the numeric keypad allows the user to type special characters not normally available on the keyboard . For example, holding down Alt while typing 0225 (Alt + 0 2 2 5) on the numeric keypad will result in á, the character at 225 in the codepage . These extended keyboard characters are useful for persons using foreign languages, mathematics, currency symbols, business use, etc . Some computers work the same if the Num Lock key is on . </P> <P> On a Macintosh, the Alt key is called the Option key . It is not used to enter numeric character codes . Instead, keyboard letters and numbers are used . The diagram below shows the special characters a US Mac keyboard will produce when the Option key is pressed . </P> <P> The highlighted orange keys show the accents available from the combination of the Alt key and the keyboard characters e i u (on the top letters row) and ` n (on the bottom letters row). The accent then can be applied to associated letters both lower and uppercase . The additional characters a Mac will produce are a combination of both the ⌥ Option key and the ⇧ Shift key pressed down together . With this combination pressed the keyboard will now produce a different set or an uppercase version of the previous set in some cases . </P>

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