- Enter the following shown in red: μ (You can copy and paste--the red color and bold-face will not carry through to your post.)
It will display as μ
--Chris S.
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Yes, mate, it was you who published this successful and easy method. My FAQ copied the approach from your post.ChrisR wrote:Was it me?
This method does not work on my Windows 10 computer. No idea why.ChrisR wrote:I use the "other" method :
Hold down "Alt" while typing 0181 on the numeric keypad.
Not possible in phones, Chromebooks, etc.
Don't know about Apples.
There's a problem: that &-sequence ends up generating the kind of µ that the forum database cannot handle.Chris S. wrote:
- Enter the following shown in red: μ (You can copy and paste--the red color and bold-face will not carry through to your post.)
It will display as ? [shown as a µ until Submitted as a quote]
Aaarrrgh!!rjlittlefield wrote:There's a problem: that &-sequence ends up generating the kind of µ that the forum database cannot handle.Chris S. wrote:
- Enter the following shown in red: μ (You can copy and paste--the red color and bold-face will not carry through to your post.)
It will display as ? [shown as a µ until Submitted as a quote]
So although it works great for the original poster, anybody who quotes the post, either by copy/paste or by using the forum's "quote" button, will get the dreaded question mark after they submit. Even the original poster can get screwed up if they Edit their post, because then the μ will have gotten replaced by the wrong kind of µ, which will get turned into ? on the Submit of the edit.
On Windows, the safe and easy way to create a forum-compatible µ is to use the Windows Character map. Just click the character you want, then Select/Copy from the Character Map window and then paste into the forum post.
Good heavens! I wonder if there are others here who do not know that we are separate people? Glad you brought this to our attention. (BTW, avoidance of confusion is why I try to always sign "Chris S." and not just "Chris."Yawns wrote:ChrisS.. ChrisR... both administrators
I Swear I did not notice it was 2 diferents persons until now.. I thought you were being cheeky and doing a funny monologue
OK, that seems to work.Chris S. wrote:Due to forum software, it's often difficult to type the Greek letter mu: μ. This of course is the symbol for "micron" (aka micrometer), and "micro" for other units, such as μF (microfarad). Here is an easy way that works.
ChrisR researched and disclosed this method here. I'm putting it in a FAQ to make it easier to find.
- Enter the following shown in red: μ (You can copy and paste--the red color and bold-face will not carry through to your post.)
It will display as μ
--Chris S.