

To launch the virtual keyboard, click “Show Keyboard Viewer”. To check, click on your Menu bar you should see the “Show Keyboard Viewer” as one of the options. Now that’s done, the Keyboard viewer should be on your Menu bar. Go to System Preferences > Keyboard tick the checkbox next to “Show viewers for keyboard,emojiand symbols menu bar.” So let’s start fishing!įirst, let’s enable your Keyboard viewer on you Menu bar. As they all say “Give man a fish and you feed him for a day teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”.

I know it’s not possible for me to discuss all available symbols but I’ll teach you how to uncover them. So if the symbols you usually need is not included above then let me help you uncover more symbols. It really depends on your line of business or topic you are working on. You might not agree that the 4 symbols I included above are the most commonly used. I’m sure this shortcut would help, just press Option + 2 and you’ll get your ™ symbol. If you’re formally writing to or about a specific brand you would have to use this several times. The trademark symbol, it is commonly used for branding work or included in any brand name that’s been trademarked. First you can Option + Shift + 8 or you can try Option + 0 (Zero). So let’s make your life easier, I’ll give you two options, you can use whichever you prefer. Why? It’s because it takes more time and effort going through the “character and emoji” viewer on their Macs. Some people use the whole word “degrees” than typing in this symbol. Now for this symbol, it’s pretty simple just like the first one I showed you.

But what if there’s an easier way without you lifting your hands from your keyboard?Īll you need to do is press Option + G and voila the © symbol will appear! You can also order it as a CD.īTW, I have no affiliation with Bela D Media – I just like their stuff, a lot.We usually click the symbol viewer then choose the copyright symbol to add it to what you’re typing. My 365 MB download was slow (Bela D is going to change server) but support is quick and friendly. Also included are a number of common flute riffs, breaths, keycklicks and stuff that you can easily include while playing realtime.Ī real performance instrument, thanks to the developers using the Kontakt scripting engine to the full. Of course "sampled flutes" are a dime a dozen, but this one is different it's a realtime playable instrument.Ībove all, it includes overblown and 'sung into' playing styles and you can morph seamlessly between expressions using the modwheel. It's developed by Eduardo Tarilonte, of Anthology: Celtic Wind and Anthology: Spiritual Wind fame (two immensely playable instrument collections for Kontakt 2/3), and Retro Flute is right up there with them. Yesterday I bought the download version of Bela D's new Retro Flute and it is superb!
