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Fonts for MAC keyboard keys?

Somebody indicated to me that using the MAC OSX fonts,
you can actually type a MAC keyboard key, such as the
COMMAND KEY or the CONTROL Key. In otherwords, instead of
typing a letter, you can actually create a picture of
the COMMAND key (i.e. you might use this to create OSX tutorials, or teach people how to use the MAC operating system. In such instances, it would be useful to be able to actually print out the COMMAND, CONTROL or FUNCTION keys as they look on a keyboard).

If this is true, can anyone tell me how to access those
keys and symbols?

Posted on Oct 11, 2005 2:12 PM

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Posted on Oct 11, 2005 2:32 PM

The system font Lucida Grande carries all of the keystroke glyphs.

I'm not sure if this option is available in Jaguar (as your system info shows you're running), but you could try this. Open the System Preferences and click on the International icon. Click on the Input Menu tab. Go to the bottom of the dialogue box and turn on the checkbox "Show input menu in menu bar". A flag will appear on the main Apple menu bar next to the clock at the upper right. Click on it and choose either the Keyboard Viewer or Character Palette. Choose Lucida Grande from the font list. You'll have to do a little hunting to find them.
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Oct 11, 2005 2:32 PM in response to brvideo

The system font Lucida Grande carries all of the keystroke glyphs.

I'm not sure if this option is available in Jaguar (as your system info shows you're running), but you could try this. Open the System Preferences and click on the International icon. Click on the Input Menu tab. Go to the bottom of the dialogue box and turn on the checkbox "Show input menu in menu bar". A flag will appear on the main Apple menu bar next to the clock at the upper right. Click on it and choose either the Keyboard Viewer or Character Palette. Choose Lucida Grande from the font list. You'll have to do a little hunting to find them.

Oct 12, 2005 3:01 PM in response to George Orville

Hi George,

It's not very intuitive finding that option. Click on the pull down next to "View:" at the upper left and choose "Glyph". Then the option to choose a font will appear in the center under "Glyph Catalog" and "Favorites". To insert a particular character into your open Word, TextEdit or other document, just double click the glyph you want.

Fonts for MAC keyboard keys?

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