Have you ever tried to insert special symbol in your document.You may have found it difficult.BuT you can do it easily by jus tfollowing shortcut keys.These symbols are also called as ascii letters.
Alt+0161 ¿
Alt+0148 ‹
Alt+0139 ›
Alt+0155 «
Alt+0171 »
Alt+0187 ‚
Alt+0130 „
Alt+0132 —
Alt+0151 ~
Alt+0133 °
Alt+0176 ·
Alt+0183 •
Alt+0149 ä
Alt+0228 â
Alt+0226 á
Alt+0225 à
Alt+0224 ã
Alt+0227 å
Alt+0229 ë
Alt+0235 ê
Alt+0234 é
Alt+0233 è
Alt+0232 ï
Alt+0239 î
Alt+0238 í
Alt+0237 ì
Alt+0236 ö
Alt+0246 ô
Alt+0244 ó
Alt+0243 ò
Alt+0242 õ
Alt+0245 ü
Alt+0252 û
Alt+0251 ú
Alt+0250 ù
Alt+0249 Ä
Alt+0196 Â
Alt+0194 Á
Alt+0193 À
Alt+0192 Ã
Alt+0195 Å
Alt+0197 Ë
Alt+0203 Ê
Alt+0202 É
Alt+0201 È
Alt+0200 Ï
Alt+0207 Î
Alt+0206 Í
Alt+0205 Ì
Alt+0204 Ö
Alt+0214 Ô
Alt+0212 Ó
Alt+0211 Ò
Alt+0210 Õ
Alt+0213 Ü
Alt+0220 Û
Alt+0219 Ú
Alt+0218 Ù
Alt+0217 ç
Alt+0231 Ç
Alt+0199 ñ
Alt+0241 Ñ
Alt+0209 ø
Alt+0248 Ø
Alt+0216 ß
Alt+0223 æ
Alt+0230 Æ
Alt+0198 oe
Alt+0156 OE
Alt+0140 ÿ
Alt+0255 Ÿ
Alt+0159 ª
Alt+0170 º
Alt+0186 ¨
Alt+0168 ˆ
Alt+0136 ´
Alt+0152 ¯
Alt+0175 ¸
Alt+0184 £
Alt+0163 ¥
Alt+0165 ƒ
Alt+0131 ¢
Alt+0162 ó
Alt+0164 ©
Alt+0169 ®
Alt+0174 ™
Alt+0153 ‰
Alt+0137 μ
Alt+0181 §
Alt+0167 †
Alt+0134 ‡
Alt+0135 ¶
Alt+0182 ╢
ALt+0183 ╖
Result may vary accordingly.....but you can try all the combinations using alt key.
You can also see the character map by going to ::Start->>Program files..-->>Accessories...-->>System tools..-->>Character map
Enjoy!!