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Posted by Lynda McGuirk
Lynda McGuirk
835 Points

No Brakets on my keyboard

Hi! Believe it or not, there are no brackets on my keyboard! I found the key strokes to make them. These work in MS Word, but when I enter those in the workspace, what appears looks more like a bullet point. Is there a way for me to get brakets, other than buying a new laptop? Thanks!

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3 Answers

Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner
23,559 Points
Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner
23,559 Points

I suppose, in your situation, it would probably be possible to create a plain .txt file to store copies of the brackets or any other symbols in question to copy/paste from, or you could look into finding a text replacement/expansion app of some kind where you could set up a phrase or hotkey combination to insert the desired symbol. I'd be surprised if there wasn't a way built into your laptop to actually type the brackets via a function key setting or something, though. You might have a read through your documentation but, personally, I would just find a freebie replacement/expansion app if I was typing the same things over and over again.

Lynda McGuirk
Lynda McGuirk
835 Points

Found it! Thanks, Mike.

Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner
23,559 Points

Lynda McGuirk - glad you were able to find it :)

Lynda McGuirk
Lynda McGuirk
835 Points
Lynda McGuirk
Lynda McGuirk
835 Points

Hi Mike, I tried ALT 12296 & ALT 12297, which make brackets in MS word, but Workspace didn't recognize them. Then I tried 〈 & 〉 Those didn't work on Workspace, either. I'm not surpised, but it was worth a try. I'll sign off and play around with my function key. When I searched the web, I got those commands & that's it. Cross your fingers my Function key bears fruit! If not, I'll search for replacement/expansion app. Thanks, Lynda

Lynda McGuirk
Lynda McGuirk
835 Points
Lynda McGuirk
Lynda McGuirk
835 Points

Love all these "invisible" symbols that have always been here, waiting to be put to good use! :-)