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How can I write the @ symbol on a PC?

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Look for the key marked @ and hold Shift as you press it. This should be the 2 key on the number row of a standard QWERTY keyboard. If that fails, hold the alt key and press the 6 key on the number pad followed by the 4 key on the number pad, then release the alt key.

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I can't see a smile, I see a frown. Why is that?

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You need to hold "shift" and the "0" for a smile. "Shift" and "9" will give you a frown.

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I tried the technique in the article but it did not work. When I press the "alt" key nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?

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Maybe you haven't released the two buttons.

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How do I use the alt buttons to make smiles on a keyboard? What do I do if it's not working?

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Hold down the alt key and type in the numbers 1 or 2 and let go. A smile will appear where you're typing.

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None of them worked, why?

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Maybe you aren't holding down alt or you skipped a step or did one wrong. Read the steps again carefully and do exactly as they say.

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It's not working! How do I do this?

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Use the 10 keypad to the right of the keyboard instead of the numbers above the letters.

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How do I make a smile on a keyboard?

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Open Microsoft Word, press alt and 1 from the 10 number video to get white smilies. if you want black colour smilies, press alt and 2.

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When I type :), Word turns it into a smiley face. How do I get rid of the smiley face so only the :) remains?

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Often it will auto correct. To avoid this, you will have to go into the autocorrect settings in the general settings of Microsoft Word, and turn autocorrect off. Alternatively: The smiley face is created after you press the space bar. So enter in :), press space, and then remove the space and then put the space back. That should do it.

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