plus/minus symbol?

[TomWaltz]

Is there any way to get a "plus or minus" symbol into a text string?

(Mac 10.3.1, G5, Archicad 8.1)

Thanks!

[Djordje]

knacad wrote:
Is there any way to get a "plus or minus" symbol into a text string?

A Maccer will probably answer soon.

On the PC, it is ALT 0177, as says the Character Map.

[Dave Jochum]

On the Mac for most fonts: Opt/Shift/=
Key Caps will show all available symbols for a given font.

[TomWaltz]

OK, dumb question.... what's Key Caps?

[Dave Jochum]

Sorry... Key Caps is an application that is included with the OS that maps the available characters for various key combinations. Find it at APPLICATIONS/UTILITIES/KEY CAPS.

[James Murray]

In Panther, they removed Key Caps and put the functionality into 'Keyboard Viewer', which can accessed from the little flag on the menu bar once you:

Go System Preferences | International | Input Menu tab. Check 'Keyboard Viewer' and (at the bottom) 'Show input menu in menu bar'.

[Anonymous]

Don't forget the new character palette, also under the flag (international) menu. It shows all the possible characters in every font. It's very cool and I haven't seen anything quite like it before.