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the Windows key and nine. This trick only works up to ten. If you have more than ten icons on your
taskbar, you will have to launch them via another method.

By the way, if you are using a version of Windows prior to Windows Vista Home Premium, the snipping
tool will not be there. There is at least one other way to do an easy screen capture. If I want to copy my
entire desktop, I hit alt + PrtScr (= print screen). I can then paste the image wherever I want:

Club member Phil Bock told me "To find an 'ersatz' Start menu in Win 8, hold down the 'Windows' key
and hit the 'X' key."

Stay tuned for more!

Basic Computer Skills

Pamela Tabak
Ask Pamela

Each month Pamela receives numerous questions from troubled computer users by email and at various
seminars. Her answers provide advice on a variety of subjects related to computer hardware and soft-
ware. The following are a sampling of questions received in recent months.

Question: When typing the temperature I would like to insert a “degree” symbol automatically instead of
writing the word “degrees.” Is there a shortcut for this symbol?

Answer: Yes, there are two shortcuts for the degree symbol.
1. Hold down the ALT key and type 0176 on the numeric keyboard. The degree symbol will appear
immediately ° You must use the numeric keypad to type the numbers and not the keyboard. Make sure
that the NUM LOCK key is on if your keyboard requires it to type numbers on the numeric keypad.
2. AutoCorrect has a predefined keyboard shortcut for creating a degree symbol. Press CTRL+@,
then press SPACEBAR.
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