"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
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Press Numlock.

Thanks, that does the trick, although it's a puzzlement why some characters
behave differently than others.



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"Marty" <mart915@REEMOOVEfrontiernet.net> wrote in message
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> On web site message boards, I can't type certain special characters. For
> example, take the division sign, ÷, which is created by typing Alt+0247.
> If
> I try to type that into a message box, when I type the "4", the box
> disappears and it reverts to the previous page, as if the Back button were
> clicked. Then if I continue to hold down Alt, type the "7" and release the
> Alt, it reverts to Google, my home page, with the ÷ in the search box.
> This
> also happens with the plus/minus sign, Alt+0177. I have no trouble with
> such
> characters as ½, ¾ and ¢.
>
> What in the world is going on? Never saw anything like this in 98SE.
>
>