Printing the cents symbol via Character Map and shortcuts
A guide shows using Windows Character Map under System fonts to access symbols like the cents sign. Hold Alt and type 0162 on the numeric keypad to insert the symbol. The second Q&A notes MusicMatch Jukebox can rip CDs to MP3 and convert to AIFF or WAV, with MP3s being far smaller for emailing.
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Cleaning StartUp: Remove AOL Instant Messenger Icon
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Optimizing the hard drive in Windows 98
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Social Security offers multilingual translation and drug coverage tips
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