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How do you get the degrees celcius symbol in Word?

Let's say you're writing a report, and you wanna go 'this organism lives in temperate climates ranging from... degrees celcius'. How would you word that differently to make it a symbol :confused:

Thankies x x
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danni_bella
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Anyone?
danni_bella
Anyone?

[Insert menu] - [Symbol] - scroll down a bit and it should be there.

On mine the shortcut is Ctrl + @, Space.

:smile:
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iainmacn
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I use a lower case "o", then highlight it, Format menu, Font, then select the superscript option

think I might set up a short cut though as I use it a lot :smile:
iainmacn
I use a lower case "o", then highlight it, Format menu, Font, then select the superscript option

think I might set up a short cut though as I use it a lot :smile:


Using the degree symbol looks better. Remember to always put a space between the number and the units! Of course if one wants to be true correct you should quote all temperatures in kelvin.
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Flash6289
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And for superscript I use the shortcut CTRL, SHIFT and the EQUALS button,
for subscript I use the shortcut CTRL and the EQUALS button.
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iainmacn
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nice shortcuts - thanks guys :smile:
Hold down alt then type 0176 on your keypad... ° - it works!
ChemistBoy
Using the degree symbol looks better. Remember to always put a space between the number and the units! Of course if one wants to be true correct you should quote all temperatures in kelvin.

So Celsius temperatures are "wrong"?
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Coolraj
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generalebriety
So Celsius temperatures are "wrong"?

No. It just that Kelvin is a better scale to work with.
Coolraj
No. It just that Kelvin is a better scale to work with.

It's the same scale, just made a bit more accessible for working with 'everyday' temperatures by shifting all the numbers 273-and-a-bit units. :confused:
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danni_bella
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Golden Maverick
[Insert menu] - [Symbol] - scroll down a bit and it should be there.

On mine the shortcut is Ctrl + @, Space.

:smile:
Awesome:biggrin:

I just needed to know coz I have an essay where I have to write what temperatures certain environments are (and why bacteria grow there :rolleyes: Enthralling lol) cheers x x
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hehe_855
I just did on the mac
alt + k
and it worked:smile:
Use Kelvin, then you don't have to bother with the degree symbol :p:

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