Symbol ( Symbol )

In addition to the letters, symbols and numerals on the key tops, there are 475 additional sym- bols and pictures available with the Symbol function. After these symbols or pictures are added to the text, they can be deleted like any other character and some can be formatted using certain text format functions (see pages 24 through 31).

A table of the available symbols can be found on pages 76 through 79.

To add a symbol or picture to the text:

1 Press Symbol .

Back-

Half

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[ ]:CONFIRM

 

36mm

1 1/2"

 

 

 

SYMBOL

 

24mm

1"

SYMBOL NO.

18mm

3/4"

PUNCTUATION

12mm

1/2"

BRACKETS

 

 

 

ARROWS

 

9mm

3/8"

UNITS

 

6mm

1/4"

 

 

A

 

 

 

Style

Italic

Vertical

 

2 Press or until 9 moves beside

either SYMBOL NO. or the desired category name.

NOTE

To return to the previous screen without keep-

ing any changes, press

Cancel

.

To return to the text without adding a symbol,

press

Symbol

at any time.

 

 

3 Press

New Block .

Ch. 3 Functions

4Select the desired symbol.

If SYMBOL NO. was selected:

Type in a symbol number (or press

or ) until the desired symbol is dis- played. The name of the category con- taining the selected symbol is shown in the second line at the top of the display.

 

 

Back-

Half

 

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SELECT NO.

1

 

 

 

36mm

1 1/2"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUNCTUATION

 

 

 

 

24mm

1"

 

 

 

 

 

 

18mm

3/4"

 

 

 

 

 

 

12mm

1/2"

 

 

 

 

 

 

9mm

3/8"

 

 

 

 

 

 

6mm

1/4"

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

Style

Italic Vertical

 

If a category was selected:

Press or until the desired row of symbols is selected, and then press or until the desired symbol is highlighted. An enlargement of the selected symbol is shown on the right half of the display. For the numbers of symbols, refer to the list of symbols in the Appendix.

NOTE

To select the first symbol in a different category,

hold down Shift

and press

or

.

To select the first symbol, press

(space bar) (or hold down

Code

).

and press

 

 

Code

and

To select the last symbol, hold down

press

.

 

 

Functions

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Brother PT-9400 manual Symbol Symbol